May 27, 2025 Making history and logging hours: B-1B WSO reaches 5,000 flying hours Lt. Col. Eric Alvarez was always steadfast in his choice to fly, but he never thought he'd go down in history for it.This month, the 345th Bomb Squadron Commander and Weapons Systems Officer crossed the 5,000 flying hour threshold in the B-1B Lancer at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, one of only a