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From left, U.S. Air Force Airman Nathaniel Hardin and Airman 1st Class Evan Wallace, 28th Bomber Generation Squadron B-1 propulsion systems apprentices, connect a bleed air hose to a B1-B Lancer during exercise Death Strike 25-03 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 23, 2025. During the exercise the 28th BGS loaded inert JASSMs onto B-1B Lancers, refining procedures to improve sortie generation speed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman William Neal)