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A munitions technician, assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepares to load munitions on a B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 15, 2017. The 23rd EAMU provided the 400th consecutive sortie without a maintenance cancellation on the day the 23rd EBS celebrated the 100th anniversary of the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)


Sortie streak launches 23rd BS into the next 100 years

A munitions technician assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepares to load munitions on a B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron June 15, 2017, in Southwest Asia. The 23rd EAMU provided the 400th consecutive sortie without a maintenance cancellation on the day the 23rd EBS celebrated the 100th anniversary of the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)

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