Airmen with the 69th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare a B-52H Stratofortress for takeoff on May 2, 2022, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. With the last B-52H model delivered in October 1962, the airframe is the oldest operational aircraft in the Air Force and is expected to remain in service through 2050.

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