Eight throttles control the engines of a B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., 28,000 feet above the Gulf of Mexico Oct. 13, 2016. The B-52 is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. The bomber is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet. It can carry nuclear or precision-guided conventional ordnance with worldwide precision navigation capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach)
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Senior Airman Curtis Beach
Taken on 13 October 2016
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