Capt. Andi McElvaine from Minot AFB, N.D., was among 83 other graduates of the Air Force Weapons School earlier this month at Nellis AFB, Nev. McElvaine, who graduated at the top of her class, mades history as the first female B-52 bomber pilot. According to the Nellis Bullseye, only 23 percent of the Air Force’s BUFF pilots get to wear a weapons school patch.
The Air Force is launching an effort to develop a new stand-off missile with a range of 1,000 nautical miles, or 1,150 miles, that would eventually be used for both air-to-air and air-to-surface missions.