Two B-52 Stratofortress pilots, assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, prepare to taxi before taking flight to conduct a strategic bomber mission over Europe, on Jan. 16, 2018. Air Force Global Strike Command’s B-52s and Airmen deployed to RAF Fairford, England, to exercise a state of readiness at United States Air Forces in Europe’s forward operating location for strategic bombers.

Two B-52 Stratofortress pilots, assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, prepare to taxi before taking flight to conduct a strategic bomber mission over Europe, on Jan. 16, 2018. Air Force Global Strike Command’s B-52s and Airmen deployed to RAF Fairford, England, to exercise a state of readiness at United States Air Forces in Europe’s forward operating location for strategic bombers. Stock Photo

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