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Snow Birds

  • Published
  • By Airman 1st Class J.T. Armstrong
  • Minot Air Force Base
1/26/2016 - MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. --  Pilots from the 69th Bomb Squadron go through a pre-flight checklist inside the cockpit of a B-52H Stratofortress while members of the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron remove snow from the flightline before a training sortie at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 14, 2016. Bomber Airmen work around the clock in all weather conditions in order to provide B-52H Stratofortress firepower on demand. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class J.T. Armstrong)