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Cold-weather mission

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Staff Sgt. Scott West marshals a B-52H Stratofortress before takeoff here Jan. 27. The mission was flown despite weather conditions of minus 45 degrees with wind gusts of 27-plus mph. Sergeant West is a crew chief with the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

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Out in the cold

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AFPN) -- Airmen from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct a fuel enrichment valve test on a B-52H Stratofortress here Jan. 15 while the temperature sits at 6 below zero. Contractors from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., and Wichita, Kan., helped the squadron in a weeklong test to modify the fuel controls for cold-weather engine start ups. (U.S. Force photo by Airman Fallon Shea)

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Ordnancemen load bombs on a B-52 Stratofortress

1990's -- Ordnancemen use an MJ-1 bomb loader to load Mark 117 750-lb. bombs on a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during Operation Desert Shield.

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B-52 Stratofortess

1950's -- B-52 taking off.

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SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71, unofficially known as the "Blackbird," is a long-range, advanced, strategic reconnaissance aircraft. The first flight took place on Dec. 22, 1964. The U.S. Air Force retired its fleet of SR-71s Jan. 26, 1990, but returned them in 1995 until January 1997. Throughout its nearly 24-year career, the SR-71 remained the world's fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Haggerty)

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It's a 'brr-r-rrtiful' new year

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Senior Airman Zachary Miller disconnects the air source from a B-52H Stratofortress. Temperatures here recently averaged minus 20 degrees with wind chill. Miller is assigned to the base's 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

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It's a 'brr-r-rrtiful' new year

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Senior Airman Zachary Miller closes an ice-encrusted cowling panel on a B-52H Stratofortress. Temperatures here recently averaged minus 20 degrees with wind chill. Miller is assigned to the base's 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

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Bombs Away

OVER NEVADA -- A B-52H Stratofortress drops a load of M-117 750-pound bombs during a training run here. During Desert Storm, B-52s delivered 40 percent of all the weapons dropped by coalition forces. The first Gulf War saw the longest strike mission in the history of aerial warfare when B-52s took off from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., launched conventional air-launched cruise missiles and returned to Barksdale -- a 35-hour, non-stop combat mission. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Run for your plane

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- B-52 Stratosfortress crews run toward their assigned aircraft during an exercise here Oct. 31, despite a winter storm that passed through the area. The storm reduced temperatures to 26 degrees, and dropped six inches of snow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dani Johnson)

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Snowy take-off

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- B-52 Stratofortress bombers surge from the flightline here in response to an exercise Oct. 31, despite a winter storm that passed through the area. The storm reduced temperatures to 26 degrees, and dropped six inches of snow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brandy Turner)

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Pulling chocks

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Senior Airman Chris Olivia pulls the chocks from the wheels of a B-52 Stratofortress bomber during an exercise here Oct. 31, despite a winter storm that passed through the area. The storm reduced temperatures to 26 degrees, and dropped six inches of snow. Olivia is a crew chief with the 5th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brandy Turner)

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Runway stars

ZHUKOVSKY AIRFIELD, Russia -- Capts. Kieran Denehan (left) and Gary Berger sign autographs at the Moscow Aviation and Space Show on Aug. 22. They are B-52 Stratofortress crew members from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. This is the first time U.S. military aircraft have been on public display in Russia. Four other U.S. military aircraft are on display here: an F-16 Fighting Falcon, an F-15E Strike Eagle, a C-130 Hercules and a KC-135 Stratotanker. Also, an F-15 Eagle performs a daily aerial demonstration. The show ends Aug. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kenneth Fidler)

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Tolboev

ZHUKOVSKY, Russia -- Russian air force Col. Magomed Tolboev looks out from the cockpit of the U.S. B-52 Stratofortress bomber that landed here Aug. 20 for the 6th Moscow Space and Aviation Show. In Russia, Tolboev is revered much like test pilot Chuck Yeager is in the United States. He is a former Soviet Union pilot and cosmonaut who tested military aircraft at this once secret air base. The B-52 is assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kenneth Fidler)

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AGM-84D Harpoon

FILE PHOTO -- A B-52H Stratofortress carries the AGM-84D Harpoon missile. The Harpoon is an all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile system. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Thirsty Buff

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- A KC-10A Extender with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing lowers its flying boom to provide fuel to an approaching B-52H Stratofortress over Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Redmond Raux)

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Over enemy skies

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- A B-52 Stratofortress pilot from the 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron scans the sky over Afghanistan, May 14, 2003, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland)

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The Alaskan pipeline

OVER ALASKA (AFPN) -- A B-52H Stratofortress receives fuel over Alaska during a recent mission. The B-52H Avionics Midlife Improvement project completed two missions to test new hardware and software upgrades. With the upgrades, B-52s will continue flying until 2040. (Courtesy photo)

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View from above

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- A view looking down on the 2003 "Defenders of Liberty" air show held here May 10-11. Crowds saw two days of flying which included the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, U.S. Army Golden Knights and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael A. Kaplan)

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Fueling the fight

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Staff Sgt. Bob Spychalski, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, prepares to refuel a B-52 Stratofortress on its way to Afghanistan, May 7, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland)

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