Capt. Daniela Lozano powers up the B-1B Lancer and proceeds through the weapons system preflight checklist Dec. 9 at an air base in Southwest Asia. A preflight crew prepares the aircraft for flight in order to allow the crew actually flying to maximize their available flight time. Captain Lozano is a native of Dallas and is deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. She is a weapons systems officer assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)