CORE comes to a close
A B-52 Stratofortress taxis out from its parking location Wednesday, March 8, 2006, as flying operations come to a close for the conventional operational readiness exercise, or CORE, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The exercise simulated the deployment of aviation and combat support assets to a forward operating location. Units from the 2nd Bomb Wing and the 917th Wing participated. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Michael A. Kaplan)