A Air Force B-52H Stratofortresses aircraft assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) prepare to take off from the runway at Minot Air Force Base, , Oct. 30, 2016, during exercise Global Thunder 17. AFGSC supports Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) global strike and nuclear deterrence missions by providing strategic assets, including bombers like the B-52 and B-2, to ensure a safe, secure, effective and ready deterrent force. Global Thunder is based on a notional scenario designed to exercise the ability of Strategic Command and its component forces to deter, and if
A Air Force B-52H Stratofortresses aircraft assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) prepare to take off from the runway at Minot Air Force Base, , Oct. 30, 2016, during exercise Global Thunder 17. AFGSC supports Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) global strike and nuclear deterrence missions by providing strategic assets, including bombers like the B-52 and B-2, to ensure a safe, secure, effective and ready deterrent force. Global Thunder is based on a notional scenario designed to exercise the ability of Strategic Command and its component forces to deter, and if necessary, defeat, a military attack against the United States and its allies and employ forces as directed by the President and the Secretary of Defense. ( Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)
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