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Tech. Sgt. Brian Svedin, 489th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals a returning B-1 Lancer at the Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Key West Fla., flightline after its role in the Joint Interagency Task Force South mission March 23, 2017. Airmen from the 489th Bombardment Group and the 7th Bomb Wing supported the Drug Enforcement Agency, FBI, Coast Guard and other government agencies in the fight against illicit drugs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason McCasland/released)


Bad to the Bone: drug interdiction from 30,000 feet

Tech. Sgt. Brian Svedin, 489th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals a returning B-1 Lancer at the Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Key West Fla., flightline after its role in the Joint Interagency Task Force South mission March 23, 2017. Airmen from the 489th Bombardment Group and the 7th Bomb Wing supported the Drug Enforcement Agency, FBI, Coast Guard and other government agencies in the fight against illicit drugs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason McCasland/released)

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A B-1 Lancer sits on the flightline at the Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Key West Fla., March 23, 2017. Airmen from the 489th Bombardment Group and the 7th Bomb Wing are part of Total Force Integration; working together to complete the bomber mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason McCasland/released)
Airman Darian Hopkins, 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instrument and flight controls specialist, inspects a part of the wing of a B-1 Lancer at the Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Key West Fla., March 23, 2017. The B-1 is a four engine, supersonic, variable-sweep wing, jet-powered, strategic bomber. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason McCasland/released)
Senior Airman Conner Odom, 7th Operational Support Squadron flight aircrew equipment specialist, inspects B-1 Lancer aircrew survival harnesses prior to a flight at Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Key West Fla., March 24, 2017. Aircrew from the 489th Bombardment Group and the 7th Bomb Wing flew more than 70 hours and searched more than 3.2 million square miles of ocean leading to the confiscation of more than 4,500 kilos of illicit drugs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason McCasland/released)
A B-1 Lancer sits on the flightline at the Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Key West Fla., March 23, 2017. Airmen from the 489th Bombardment Group and the 7th Bomb Wing work together as part of Total Force Integration to complete the bomber mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason McCasland/released)
Col. Justin Boldenow, 7th Operations Group commander, inspects a targeting pod on a B-1 Lancer at the Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Key West Fla., March 24, 2017. This targeting pod is capable of tracking, targeting and engaging moving targets. The Joint Interagency Task Force South used the B-1 to track drug smugglers “go-fast” boats across more than 3.2 million square miles of ocean.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason McCasland/released)
A B-1 Lancer waits for flight clearance at the end of the runway on Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Key West Fla., March 22, 2017. Airmen from the 489th Bomb Group and the 7th Bomb Wing supported the Drug Enforcement Agency, FBI, Coast Guard and 15 other government agencies in the fight against illicit drugs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason McCasland/released)
A B-1 Lancer takes-off from the Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Key West Fla., flightline to participate in the Joint Interagency Task Force South mission March 22, 2017. The JIATF-South’s mission of detection and monitoring of illicit trafficking from Latin America has confiscated more than $95.2 million of narcotics in 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason McCasland/released)
Aircrew depart a B-1 Lancer after returning from a sortie during a Joint Interagency Task Force South mission out of the Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Key West Fla., March 22, 2017. Aircrew from the 489th Bombardment Group and the 7th Bomb Wing flew more than 70 hours and searched more than 3.2 million square miles of ocean leading to the confiscation of more than 4,500 kilos of illicit drugs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason McCasland/released)
A B-1 Lancer waits for its aircrew at Boca Chica Field at Naval Air Station, Key West Fla., flightline for its role in the Joint Interagency Task Force South mission March 23, 2017. Airmen from the 489th Bombardment Group and the 7th Bomb Wing supported the Drug Enforcement Agency, FBI, Coast Guard and other government agencies in the fight against illicit drugs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason McCasland/released)
Ground crew from an integrated unit of reservists and active duty Airmen gives a thumbs up prior to a B-1 Lancer flight at Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Key West Fla., March 23, 2017. Airmen from the 489th Bombardment Group and the 7th Bomb Wing assisted the Joint Interagency Task Force South in countering smugglers in the East Pacific and West Caribbean Ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason McCasland/released)
Ground crews remove the engine covers from a B-1 Lancer prior to startup at Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Key West Fla., March 23, 2017. These covers protect aircraft from Foreign Object Damage and severe weathering. The long range, multi-role bomber uses four General Electric F101-GE-102 turbofan engine with afterburner that produce more than 30,000 pounds of thrust, per engine allowing the bomber to reach speeds of Mach 1.25. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason McCasland/released)
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