Maj. Gen. Walter C. Sweeney, Jr. (right) Wheeling, Wo Va., discusses the intercontinental training flight of a number of B-36 bombers following arrival Tuesday of the aircraft in the Far East. General Sweeney is commander of Strategic Air Command Forces involved in this exercise. At left is Colonel James V. Edmundson, Santa Monica, Calif., who is the wing commander. In the center is Lt. Col. F. C. Wright, Spokane, Wash., aircraft commander of the lead B-36 participating in the non-stop flight. August 26, 1953. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Photo).