Col. Steven Depalmer, 53d Wing commander poses with Col. Thomas Bussiere, 509th Operations Group commander, prior to his departure in a B-2 Spirit Sept. 18. Colonel DePalmer's flight was part of his immersion with the 72nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, a test squadron of the 53d Wing but located at Whiteman Air Force Base Mo. The commander has already flown the B-52 during his immersion with the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. He will also fly the B-1 when he visits the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The 53d Wing has 17 geographically separated units throughout the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Charles D. Larkin Sr.)
Col. Steve DePalmer, 53d Wing commander, greets members of the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prior to his departure in a B-2 Spirit Sept. 18. Colonel DePalmer's flight was part of his immersion with the 72nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, a test squadron of the 53d Wing but located at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The commander has already flown the B-52 during his immersion with the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. He will also fly the B-1 when he visits the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The 53d Wing has 17 geographically separated units throughout the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Charles D. Larkin Sr.)