A B-52 Stratofortress taxis through the wash rack, also known as a bird bath, after a mission Oct. 8, 2014. On board the aircraft is Lt. Col. Steve Smith, a 93rd Bomb Squadron radar navigator from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., who reached the 9,000 flying-hour mark, leaving him with the most flying hours in a B-52H; the next aviator is 2,000 hours behind him. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Hicks/Released)