B-52’s Launching – Minot Air Force Base

B-52’s Launching – Minot Air Force BaseB-52H Stratofortresses assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command fly over Minot Air Force Base during exercise Global Thunder 17. AFGSC supports USSTRATCOM global strike and nuclear deterrence missions by providing strategic assets, including bombers like the B-52, to ensure a safe, secure, effective and ready deterrent force. Global Thunder is an annual training event that assesses command and control functionality in all USSTRATCOM mission areas and affords component commands a venue to evaluate their joint operational readiness.

Video by Airman 1st Class Izabella Sullivan 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs