Caption:
A B-52H Stratofortress of the 2nd Air Expeditionary Group, Royal Air
Force Fairford, England, heads toward a target in Kosovo during a NATO
Operation Allied Force Combat Penetration mission. The aircraft
carries a large amount of iron bombs, some of which are visable hanging
under the starboard wind. The 2nd AEG is made up of B-52H
aircraft and crews from the 2nd Bomb Wing and 5th Bomb
Wings. The 2nd BW is home based at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.,
while the 5th BW is based at Minot AFB, N.D. Crews from the 2nd
BW come from the 11th Bomb Squadron, the 20th BS, the 96th BS, and the
2nd Operations Support Squadron. Crews from the 5th BW come
from the 23rd Bomb Squadron. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior
Airman Greg L. Davis)
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