B-52 crews are getting special brain training to help them fly the US Air Force's oldest bomber

• US Air Force B-52 crews are going through a special brain- and body-conditioning program.
• The program is part of an effort to find the best way to enhance the performance of Air Force crews.
• Other airmen could get access to similar programs in the future, an Air Force official said.

Two dozen airmen training to operate the military's oldest active bomber are getting something extra: the kind of brain- and body-conditioning program typically reserved for elite athletes and special operators.

The project is called the Comprehensive Readiness for Aircrew Flying Training program, or CRAFT, and it's designed to get the best-possible human performance out of B-52 Stratofortress crews who may find themselves on 30-hour bomber missions where alertness and clear decision-making are of the essence.