A B-1 Lancer taxis to the runway for takeoff at Barksdale

A B-1 Lancer taxis to the runway for takeoff at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 8, 2015. Aircrew from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas, ferried the aircraft here for 77th Weapons Squadron students and instructors to fly in the live-fly portion of a cruise missile integration exercise. The exercise aimed to achieve two specific objectives. The first was to educate weapons school students on cruise missile employment considerations and existing processes for planning and integrating cruise missiles. The second was to advance the development those planning processes in an attempt to make cruise missile attacks more effective and more efficient against a modern adversary. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Curt Beach)