Submitted Photo Tech. Sgt. Brett Darby, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) specialist, right, instructs Tom Ross, mayor of Minot, on how to operate a parachute at Minot Air Force Base, Sept. 5, in this photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zachary Wright. SERE instructors specialize in conducting developmental and operational testing of SERE and aircrew equipment.

Submitted Photo Col. Dan Hoadley, 5th Bomb Wing commander, right, conducts pre-flight checks on the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress with Tom Ross, mayor of Minot, at Minot Air Force Base, Sept. 6, in this U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Nottingham. Ross was invited for an incentive flight on a B-52, hosted by the bomb wing, to provide a first-hand experience of the bomb wing’s mission and to demonstrate how its members conduct the global deterrence mission.