Air International 2015-12
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S.Dworkin - Out of Darkness, the Light of Truth /Military/
B-1B 85-0085/DY takes off from Dyess Air Force Base early on a Sunday morning with a full Air Force Reserve Command crew onboard.
Two Air Force Reserve Command flag­ships: 307th BW B-52H 60-0061/BD ‘The Spirit of Aggieland Texas A&M’ on display next to B-1B 85-0089/DY 'POW MIA' during the 489th BG reactivation ceremony at Dyess Air Force Base on October 17, 2015.
The tail of B-1B 85-0089 features a red and yellow stripe with markings for the 489th BG commander.
Colonel Denis Heinz, commander of the 489th BG, launched the first official B-1B mission with an all Air Force Reserve Command crew on October 18, 2015.
The 489th Bomb Group’s reactivation ceremony was held in a hangar at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.
Pilots from the 345th Bomb Squadron boarding B-1B 85-0089 for the first official mission with an all Air Force Reserve Command crew on October 18, 2015.