Tenth Air Force assistant vice takes flight

U.S. Air Force Col. William Lyons (left) talks with Lt. Col. John Booker prior to a flight on a 307th Bomb Wing B-52H Stratofortress, Aug. 28, 2014, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Lyons is the Assistant Vice Commander and the Director of Staff, 10th Air Force, Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

U.S. Air Force Col. William Lyons (left) talks with Lt. Col. John Booker prior to a flight on a 307th Bomb Wing B-52H Stratofortress, Aug. 28, 2014, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Lyons is the Assistant Vice Commander and the Director of Staff, 10th Air Force, Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

U.S. Air Force Col. William Lyons prepares to climb up into the cockpit of a 307th Bomb Wing B-52H Stratofortress prior to a flight on Aug. 28, 2014, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Lyons is the Assistant Vice Commander and the Director of Staff, 10th Air Force, Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

U.S. Air Force Col. William Lyons prepares to climb up into the cockpit of a 307th Bomb Wing B-52H Stratofortress prior to a flight on Aug. 28, 2014, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Lyons is the Assistant Vice Commander and the Director of Staff, 10th Air Force, Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bryan Fields (right) and Airman 1st Class Justin Wharff, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, disconnect an external power unit from a 307th Bomb Wing (BW) B-52H Stratofortress prior to a mission on Aug. 28, 2014, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. On board the aircraft is Col. William Lyons, Assistant Vice Commander and the Director of Staff for 10th Air Force, who visited the 307th BW and flew his first flight in a B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bryan Fields (right) and Airman 1st Class Justin Wharff, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, disconnect an external power unit from a 307th Bomb Wing (BW) B-52H Stratofortress prior to a mission on Aug. 28, 2014, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. On board the aircraft is Col. William Lyons, Assistant Vice Commander and the Director of Staff for 10th Air Force, who visited the 307th BW and flew his first flight in a B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

A 307th Bomb Wing B-52H Stratofortress runs up its engines prior to leaving for a mission on Aug. 28, 2014, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. On board the aircraft is Col. William Lyons, Assistant Vice Commander and the Director of Staff for 10th Air Force, who visited the 307th BW and flew his first flight in a B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

A 307th Bomb Wing B-52H Stratofortress runs up its engines prior to leaving for a mission on Aug. 28, 2014, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. On board the aircraft is Col. William Lyons, Assistant Vice Commander and the Director of Staff for 10th Air Force, who visited the 307th BW and flew his first flight in a B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bryan Fields, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, directs the aircrew of a 307th Bomb Wing B-52H Stratofortress to apply the brakes prior to leaving for a mission on Aug. 28, 2014, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. On board the aircraft is Col. William Lyons, Assistant Vice Commander and the Director of Staff for 10th Air Force, who visited the 307th BW and flew his first flight in a B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bryan Fields, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, directs the aircrew of a 307th Bomb Wing B-52H Stratofortress to apply the brakes prior to leaving for a mission on Aug. 28, 2014, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. On board the aircraft is Col. William Lyons, Assistant Vice Commander and the Director of Staff for 10th Air Force, who visited the 307th BW and flew his first flight in a B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

A 307th Bomb Wing B-52H Stratofortress takes off for a mission on Aug. 28, 2014, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. On board the aircraft is Col. William Lyons, Assistant Vice Commander and the Director of Staff for 10th Air Force, who visited the 307th BW and flew his first flight in a B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

A 307th Bomb Wing B-52H Stratofortress takes off for a mission on Aug. 28, 2014, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. On board the aircraft is Col. William Lyons, Assistant Vice Commander and the Director of Staff for 10th Air Force, who visited the 307th BW and flew his first flight in a B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)