The legendary B-52 can carry smart bombs, laser-guided bombs, mines, and even nuclear missiles--a total of 70,000 pounds of weaponry at a time. 🎥Air Warriors | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

Warheads on deck For more than 60 years, B-52s have been the backbone of the strategic bomber force for the United States. The B-52 is capable of dropping or launching the widest array of weapons in the U.S. inventory. This includes gravity bombs, cluster bombs, precision guided missiles and joint direct attack munitions. 📸 by SrA Dillon Audit Air Force Global Strike Command | Minot Air Force Base | United States Air Force

B-52H Stratofortress Bombers taxi, takeoff and land during Red flag 16-3 air combat exercise Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air, space, and cyber forces of the USA and allies. It takes place at Nellis Air Force Base north of Las Vegas, and on the Nevada Test and Training Range which has more than 15,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52