Capt. Matthew Gray, 20th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress pilot, conducts a pre-flight inspection during Green Flag-East on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 21, 2013. The B-52 is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet. It can carry a variety of weapons including nuclear and precision guided conventional ordnance with worldwide precision navigation capability. Gray's hometown is Fort Thomas, Ky. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
Capt. Matthew Gray, 20th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress pilot, flies during a Green Flag-East training mission over Fort Polk, La., Aug. 21, 2013. The B-52 is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet. It can carry a variety of weapons including nuclear and precision guided conventional ordnance with worldwide precision navigation capability. Gray's hometown is Fort Thomas, Ky. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
Capt. Matthew Gray, 20th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress pilot, flies during a Green Flag-East training mission over Fort Polk, La., Aug. 21, 2013. GF-E is a realistic air-land integration combat training exercise meant to replicate deployed warfare conditions. Gray's hometown is Fort Thomas, Ky. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
1st Lt. Reed Elsbernd, 20th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress pilot, scans the horizon during a Green Flag-East training mission over Fort Polk, La., Aug. 21, 2013. The B-52 is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet. It can carry a variety of weapons including nuclear and precision guided conventional ordnance with worldwide precision navigation capability. Elsbernd's hometown is Macon, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
1st Lt. Reed Elsbernd, left, and Capt. Matthew Gray, right, 20th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress pilots, fly during a Green Flag-East training mission over Fort. Polk, La., Aug. 21, 2013. The B-52 is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet. It can carry a variety of weapons including nuclear and precision guided conventional ordnance with worldwide precision navigation capability. Gray's hometown is Fort Thomas, Ky. and Elsbernd's hometown is Macon, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
Maj. Chris Weir, left, and Capt. Greg Lepper, right, 96th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress navigators, navigate a B-52 during a Green Flag-East training mission over Fort Polk, La., Aug. 21, 2013. GF-E is a realistic air-land integration combat training exercise meant to replicate deployed warfare conditions. Leppper's hometown is Orange County, Calif. and Weir's hometown is Tyler, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
Capt. Greg Lepper, 96th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress navigator, checks the instruments while flying in Green Flag-East over Fort Polk, La., Aug. 21, 2013. GF-E is a realistic air-land integration combat training exercise meant to replicate deployed warfare conditions. Lepper's hometown is Orange County, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
Maj. Chris Weir, 96th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress navigator, navigates a B-52 during a Green Flag-East training mission over Fort Polk, La., Aug. 21, 2013. GF-E is a realistic air-land integration combat training exercise meant to replicate deployed warfare conditions. Weir's hometown is Tyler, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
Capt. Matthew Gray, 20th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress pilot, listens to a pre-flight mission brief for participation in Green Flag-East on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 21, 2013. GF-E is a realistic air-land integration combat training exercise meant to replicate deployed warfare conditions. Gray’s hometown is Fort Thomas, Ky. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)