Emphasis is on flight commander leadership and the enhancement of esprit de corps.
Units involved in the competition comes from all over the continental United States. Eighth, 9th and 12th air forces will each field two teams consisting of 19 or 20 aircraft. Each team will fly a long-range mission from home station against targets in the Nellis range complex. The team demonstrating the ability to plan and execute with bombs on time, on target, with minimal losses will be the competition winner.