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Air Force goes heavy with historic B-1, B-2, B-52 deployment to Guam (6 PHOTOS)

by Chris Eger

The USAF currently maintains a small but strategic bomber force made up of three different types of aircraft. All three made an appearance in Guam this month.

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42 B-52 bombers lose their nuclear strike capability

by Chris Eger

As part of a 2010 agreement with Russia, the U.S. Air Force announced this week they have neutered the ability to carry nuclear ordnance from about half of their B-52 fleet.

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Bomb bay view of B-52 carpet bombing island (VIDEO)

by Brent McCluskey

A B-52H Stratofortress armed with 45 surplus M117 750-pound dumb bombs obliterated a desert island. The hulking aircraft dropped the M117s from its bomb bay door and seconds later the impact can seen far below. [ Fox Trot Alpha ]

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