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A pilot and copilot from the 2nd Bombardment Wing, wearing full chemical-biological warfare gear, take their positions in the cockpit of a B52G Stratofortress aircraft during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

A member of the 2nd Munitions Maintenance Squadron inspects general purose bombs on a bomb rack before they are loaded on the wing of a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

A member of the 2nd Munitions Maintenance Squadron, dressed in chemical-biological warfare gear, adjusts the fuse of a general purpose bomb during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

A B-52G Stratofortress aircraft approaches the tail of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for in-flight refueling during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

An elevated view of an air crew dashing to their B-52G Stratofortress aircraft in response to the alert signal during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

A munitions maintenance crew secures AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles to a pylon under the left wing of a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

A B-52G Stratofortress aircraft approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for in-flight refueling during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

A member of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chemical (NBC) protective gear, sprays down the flight line in front of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft as a decontamination exercise takes place during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

Base fire department personnel respond to a simulated terrorist attack on a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

An aircrew member from the 2nd Bombardment Wing, wearing full chemical-biological warfare gear, takes his position in a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

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Base: Barksdale Air Force Base

State: Louisiana (LA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Phil Schmitten

Release Status: Released to Public

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01/12/1986
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