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Airmen from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, prepare to remove parts from a decommissioned B-1B Lancer at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 7, 2021. The B-1 is slated to be on display in Barksdale’s Global Power Museum in September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chase Sullivan)

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Airmen from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas remove an engine from a B-1B Lancer at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 7, 2021. The engines and all usable parts were salvaged from the B-1 before being displayed at the Barksdale Global Power Museum in September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chase Sullivan)

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An Airman from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, removes a panel from the rear of a B-1B Lancer at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 7, 2021. The B-1 was flown to Barksdale to be decommissioned and displayed at the Barksdale Global Power Museum as a static display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chase Sullivan)

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Airman 1st Class Jarrett Scott, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, prepares to move a 3k trailer into position for removing a F-101 engine from a B-1B Lancer at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 7, 2021. The B-1 is equipped with four F-101 jet engines giving it approximately 30,000 pounds of thrust per engine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chase Sullivan)

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Senior Airman Jack Reeves, 7th Components Maintenance Squadron fuel systems journeyman, removes a panel on the wing of a B-1B Lancer at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 7, 2021. The fuel tanks located in both wings of the B-1 are pumped before parts are removed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chase Sullivan)

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Jet fuel is drained from the center gas tank of a B-1B Lancer at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 7, 2021. The B-1 is slated to be on display in Barksdale’s Global Power Museum in September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chase Sullivan)

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An Airman from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, removes a panel from a B-1B Lancer’s wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 7, 2021. The fuel tanks located in both wings of the B-1 are pumped before parts are removed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chase Sullivan)

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Airmen from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, remove a F-101 engine from a B-1B Lancer at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 7, 2021. The B-1 is equipped with four F-101 jet engines giving it approximately 30,000 pounds of thrust per engine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chase Sullivan)

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B-1B Lancer begins decommission process at Barksdale

Published July 8, 2021
By Airman 1st Class Chase Sullivan
2d Bomb Wing Public Affairs

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