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A 596th Bombardment Squadron B-52G Stratofortress aircraft breaks away from the refueling boom of a 71st Air Refueling Squadron KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft after taking on fuel. Both aircraft are participating in Proud Shield '92, a Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

KC-135A Stratotanker aircrews from the 71st Air Refueling Squadron and B-52G Stratofortress aircrews from the 596th Bombardment Squadron hold a joint mission briefing during Proud Shield '92, a Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

The boom operator of a 71st Air Refueling Squadron KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft watches through the refueling station window as a 596th Bombardment Squadron B-52G Stratofortress aircraft approaches to take on fuel. Both aircraft are participating in Proud Shield '92, a Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

A KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft from the 71st Air Refueling Squadron flies a mission during Proud Shield '92, a Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

A B-52G Stratofortress aircraft from the 596th Bombardment Squadron flies a practice sortie prior to competing in Proud Shield'92, a Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

A 596th Bombardment Squadron B-52G Stratofortress aircraft prepares to touch down on the runway after a mission during Proud Shield'92, a Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

A close-up view of an FB-111A aircraft of the 715th Bombardment Squadron being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 509th Air Refueling Squadron during the Strategic Air Command bomb competition Proud Shield

Members of the 69th Bombardment Squadron work on the .50-caliber guns in the tail turret of a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

Members of the 596th Bombardment Squadron prepare to refuel a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

A 596th Bombardment Squadron B-52G Stratofortress aircraft takes on fuel from a 71st Air Refueling Squadron KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft. Both aircraft are participating in Proud Shield '92, a Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

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Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD '92

Base: Barksdale Air Force Base

State: Louisiana (LA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Scott Stewart

Release Status: Released to Public

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