MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- A 5th Bomb Wing B-52H Stratofortress executes a rapid launch exercise here April 13. As a finale to the two week-long exercise, several B-52s took off in rapid succession, signaling the end of the training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica McConnell)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- A B-52H Stratofortress from the 5th Bomb Wing takes off during a rapid launch exercise here April 13. As a finale to the two week-long exercise, several B-52s took off in rapid succession, signaling the end of the training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Thomas Dow)
A 5th Bomb Wing B-52H Stratofortress prepares to take off during a rapid launch exercise here April 13. As a finale to the two week-long exercise, several B-52s took off in rapid succession, signaling the end of the training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica McConnell)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- A B-52H Stratofortress from the 5th Bomb Wing takes off during a rapid launch exercise here April 13. As a finale to the two week-long exercise, several B-52s took off in rapid succession, signaling the end of the training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jesse Lopez)