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Love of flying: a rare reunion for pilot couple

Maj. John R. Blankenship, a B-52 Stratofortress pilot with the 96th Bomb Squadron, his wife Maj. Natasha E. Blankenship, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 183rd Airlift Squadron in Jackson, Mississippi, and their year and a half old son, Dane, enjoy the Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 18, 2019. Over 80,000 spectators from the Ark-La-Tex region May 18 and 19, 2019 to witness a full weekend of military and civilian aircraft performances and displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman)

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Love of flying: a rare reunion for pilot couple

Maj. John R. Blankenship, a B-52 Stratofortress pilot with the 96th Bomb Squadron, records his wife Maj. Natasha E. Blankenship, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 183rd Airlift Squadron in Jackson, Mississippi, as she lands a C-17 as apart of the Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 16, 2019. The Blankenships met each other during pilots training and have been married for the past eight years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman)

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Airmen deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., pose for a photo during a U.S. Strategic Command Bomber Task Force in Europe at RAF Fairford, April 2, 2019. BTF operations are developed to provide training opportunities for U.S., allies and partners to operate together in joint environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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A B-52 Stratofortress deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., lands on the flight line at RAF Fairford, England, March 14, 2019. The B-52s arrived after over 400 Airmen and mission essential equipment were deployed in support of U.S. Strategic Command’s Bomber Task Force (BTF) in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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2nd MUNS Armament: improving lethality

Members of the 2nd Munitions Squadron armament flight enter a hangar at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 31, 2018. The 2nd MUNS armament flight's responsibilities are to maintain, troubleshoot and repair over 4,000 pieces of alternate mission equipment used to facilitate weapons-load operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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2nd MUNS Armament: improving lethality

Airman 1st Class Elijah Miller, 2nd Munitions Squadron armament technician, holds a drill at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 31, 2018. The 2nd MUNS armament flight's responsibilities are to maintain, troubleshoot and repair over 4,000 pieces of alternate mission equipment used to facilitate weapons-load operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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2nd MUNS Armament: improving lethality

Staff Sgt. Corey Creasia, 2nd Munitions Squadron armament systems supervisor, inspects a heavy stores adaptor beam at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 31, 2018. The 2nd MUNS armament flight's responsibilities are to maintain, troubleshoot and repair over 4,000 pieces of alternate mission equipment used to facilitate weapons-load operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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2nd MUNS Armament: improving lethality

Airman 1st Class Darwin Sanchez, 2nd Munitions Squadron armament technician, inspects a B-11 shackle, a piece of equipment that can hold bombs weighing up to 1,000 pounds, during Global Thunder 19 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 31, 2018. Global Thunder is an exercise to test readiness and ensure a safe, secure, ready and reliable strategic deterrent force. The annual exercise is based on a notional scenario developed to drive execution of U.S. Strategic Command and component forces' ability to support the geographic combatant commands, deter adversaries and, if necessary, employ forces as directed by the president of the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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2nd MUNS Armament: improving lethality

Airman 1st Class Elijah Miller, 2nd Munitions Squadron armament technician, dissembles a bomb rack during Global Thunder 2019 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 31, 2018. Global Thunder is an annual U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) exercise designed to provide training opportunities to test and validate command, control and operational procedures. The training is based on a notional scenario developed to drive execution of USSTRATCOM and component forces' ability to support the geographic combatant commands, deter adversaries and, if necessary, employ forces as directed by the President of the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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2nd MUNS Armament: improving lethality

Airman 1st Class Elijah Miller, 2nd Munitions Squadron armament technician, dissembles a bomb rack at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 31, 2018. The 2nd MUNS armament flight's responsibilities are to maintain, troubleshoot and repair over 4,000 pieces of alternate mission equipment used to facilitate weapons-load operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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2nd MUNS Armament: improving lethality

Staff Sgt. Corey Creasia, 2nd Munitions Squadron armament systems supervisor, inspects a heavy stores adaptor beam during Global Thunder 2019 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 31, 2018. Global Thunder is an annual U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) exercise designed to provide training opportunities to test and validate command, control and operational procedures. The training is based on a notional scenario developed to drive execution of USSTRATCOM and component forces' ability to support the geographic combatant commands, deter adversaries and, if necessary, employ forces as directed by the President of the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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Tales of terrible tails

A gremlin pokes out from behind the tail of a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 30, 2018. Gremlins are creatures that destroy aircrafts to make more work for crew chiefs. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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A KC-135 Stratotanker, from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrives at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 12, 2018. The aircraft evacuated to Barksdale to avoid possible damage from Hurricane Florence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)

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A maintainer from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, marshals an F-15E Strike Eagle on the flightline at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 12, 2018. The aircraft evacuated to Barksdale to avoid possible damage from Hurricane Florence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)

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Maintainers from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, signal F-15E Strike Eagle aircrew on the flightline at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 12, 2018. The aircraft evacuated to Barksdale to avoid possible damage from Hurricane Florence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)

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Aircraft and Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrive to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., for a hurricane evacuation Sept. 11, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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Aircraft and Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrive to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., for a hurricane evacuation Sept. 11, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lillian Miller)

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Aircraft and Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrive to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., for a hurricane evacuation Sept. 11, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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Aircraft and Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrive to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., for a hurricane evacuation Sept. 11, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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Aircraft and Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrive to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., for a hurricane evacuation Sept. 11, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

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