Year of the B-52
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - A B-52H Stratofortress crew member from the 96th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., complete pre-flight checklists before a training flight, April 18. The B-52H is capable of dropping and launching the widest array of weapons in the U.S. inventory, to include gravity bombs, cluster bombs, precision guided missiles and joint direct attack munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marleah Miller)