BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. – Airman 1st Class Lucas Guthrie, a crew chief with the 2d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, pumps liquid oxygen into a B-52 Stratofortress during a nuclear operational readiness exercise June 3. The liquid oxygen is converted to gas and provides breathable air to the aircrew at high altitudes. The exercise is being held to prepare Barksdale Airmen for the upcoming nuclear operational readiness inspection in mid-June. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chad Warren)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. – Staff Sgt. Christi Fought, a weapons load team member with the 2d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, works inside the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress during a nuclear operational readiness exercise June 3. The exercise is being held to prepare Barksdale Airmen for the upcoming nuclear operational readiness inspection in mid-June. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chad Warren)