Andersen bombers participate in Koa Lightning exercise
Capt. Matthew Quy reads through a checklist on board a B-52 Stratofortress March 2 during the recent Koa Lightning exercise held in the Pacific Theatre. The trip from Guam to the exercise area and back for the B-52s often exceeded 18 hours of continuous flight and required two air refuelings for the 6,880-nautical mile journey. a co-pilot with the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Eric Sikes)