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Newest bomber technology makes history

Tech. Sgt. Jason Jeans, 9th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, helps guide a Conventional Rotary Launcher into a C-5M Super Galaxy to be shipped out of Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 6, 2017. The CRLs were being shipped out to be used in their first ever combat area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Newest bomber technology makes history

Airman 1st Class Christian Carbonel and Senior Airman Alex Ward, 2nd Munitions Squadron aircraft armament systems technicians, push a Conventional Rotary Launcher onto a C-5M Super Galaxy to be shipped out of Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 6, 2017. The creation of these CRLs will increase the B-52 Stratofortress' smart weapon carrying capabilities by 67 percent. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Historic bomb goes out with a bang

Senior Airman Kegan Schott, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance technician, prepares M-117 General Purpose Bombs for assembly at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 8, 2017. Airmen from the 2nd MUNS production flight assembled the last 31 M-117s in the Air Force’s inventory. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Historic bomb goes out with a bang

Airman 1st Class Brandon Kiernan, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance technician, assembles an M-117 General Purpose Bomb at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 8, 2017. The M-117 has been around since the 1950s. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Historic bomb goes out with a bang

Airman Angelica Melendez, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance technician, reaches for an M-117 General Purpose Bomb component at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 8, 2017. The last M-117s in the Air Force inventory were assembled because of new smart bombs that will be taking their place. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Historic bomb goes out with a bang

M-117 General Purpose Bombs are set up before they are assembled for the last time at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 8, 2017. These are the last M-117s in the entire Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Historic bomb goes out with a bang

Airmen from the 2nd Munitions Squadron Production Flight assemble M-117 General Purpose Bombs at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 8, 2017. An eight person team of Barksdale’s Airmen were tasked with assembling these bombs. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Historic bomb goes out with a bang

An Airman from the 2nd Munitions Squadron Production Flight tightens a bolt on an M-117 General Purpose Bomb at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 8, 2017. The M-117s have been in the Air Force for nearly 70 years. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Historic bomb goes out with a bang

Airman 1st Class Darius Rogers, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance technician, aligns M-117 General Purpose Bombs at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 8, 2017. The assembling process for these munitions took around four hours to complete. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Historic bomb goes out with a bang

Airmen from the 2nd Munitions Squadron Production Flight assembles M-117 General Purpose Bombs at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 8, 2017. The 2nd MUNS Production Flight supports the 2nd Bomb Wing Unit Committed Munitions List and the U.S. Navy Maritime mine-laying operations daily by assembling, disassembling, delivering, and maintaining conventional munitions. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Historic bomb goes out with a bang

The last of the M-117 General Purpose Bombs were assembled at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 8, 2017. The numbers 5-73 represent the month and year that the bomb was originally created. This bomb was manufactured around May of 1973. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

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Air Force Global Strike Challenge kicks off at Barksdale

Airmen wait for the Air Force Global Strike Challenge to start at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 12, 2017. Airmen from the Cruise Missile Maintenance Flight are chosen to represent the squadron and compete against other squadrons in the command.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett)

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Air Force Global Strike Challenge kicks off at Barksdale

An inspector reviews Airmen from the 2nd Munitions Squadron as they upload missiles during the Air Force Global Strike Challenge on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 12, 2017. The team is inspected on their process of uploading missiles to ensure they are using all safety procedures as well testing how quickly they can assemble the missiles. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett)

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Air Force Global Strike Challenge kicks off at Barksdale

2nd Munitions Squadron Airmen competing in the Air Force Global Strike Challenge team sprint toward a forklift as part of their race against time in the AFGS Challenge at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 12, 2017. The faster the Airmen perform during the challenge the higher their score will be. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett)

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Air Force Global Strike Challenge kicks off at Barksdale

Staff Sgt. Joseph Travers, assigned to the 2nd Munitions, climbs into a forklift in preparation for one of four events in the Air Force Global Strike Challenge on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 12, 2017. Travers needed to drive between the cones, pick up a package and drive between the cones once more before dropping the package off at its final destination. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett)

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Air Force Global Strike Challenge kicks off at Barksdale

Senior Airman Terrence Jackson, assigned to the 2nd Munitions, guides a trailer around a missile rotator as part of a challenge in Air Force Global Strike Challenge on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 12, 2017. Four airmen prepared a missile rotator in under 10 minutes to be competitive against other bases in this challenge (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett)

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Air Force Global Strike Challenge kicks off at Barksdale

Senior Airman Terrance Jackson, assigned to the 2nd Munitions Squadron, guides a trailer around a missile rotator as part of a challenge in Air Force Global Strike Challenge on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 12, 2017. All four Airmen on the team were trained to do each of the tasks making the jobs interchangeable. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett)

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Air Force Global Strike Challenge kicks off at Barksdale

Staff Sgt. Travers, assigned to the 2nd Munitions Squadron Cruise Missile Maintenance Flight, rests after finishing the last challenge in the Air Force Global Strike Challenge on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 12, 2017. The four Airmen who represented the 2nd Munitions Squadron were selected and trained for about two weeks. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett)

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Air Force Global Strike Challenge kicks off at Barksdale

A missile rotator which holds eight missiles is shown at the 2nd Munitions Squadron Global Strike Challenge at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 12, 2017. For the challenge, four Airmen had to work with a fully loaded missile rotator. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett)

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