A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., is prepared for a training mission in support of Red Flag 14-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat training exercise held four to six times a year to train pilots from the , NATO and other allied countries for real combat situations.

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