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Gene Smith paints a primer coat on a B-52D at the Eighth Air Force Museum, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 4. The B-52D is going through restoration including a paint and sheet metal replacement. The historic B-52D at Barksdale completed more than 400 missions in the Vietnam War and was flown during Operation Linebacker II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. John Gordinier)


Combat veteran gets restored

Gene Smith paints a primer coat on a B-52D at the Eighth Air Force Museum, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 4. The B-52D is going through restoration including a paint and sheet metal replacement. The historic B-52D at Barksdale completed more than 400 missions in the Vietnam War and was flown during Operation Linebacker II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. John Gordinier)

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A member of the Green Knights awaits to begin the Thunder on the Bayou ride at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 7, 2017. The Green Knights are a military motorcycle club organized to further motorcycle safety and mentorship in the military community. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stuart Bright)
A row of motorcycles sits outside Hoban Hall before the ride during Thunder on the Bayou at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 7, 2017. In the fall there will be another bike ride called Cajun Rumble. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stuart Bright)
Motorcyclists begin leaving the flightline at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 7, 2017. There are two motorcycle rides on base, Thunder on the Bayou during the spring and Cajun Rumble during the fall. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stuart Bright)
All of the motorcyclists participating in Thunder on the Bayou line up in front of a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 7, 2017. Thunder on the Bayou is an annual safety brief and ride for motorcyclists in the spring. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stuart Bright)
Airman 1st Class Cory Cronin, 2nd Maintenance Squadron phase inspection team member, prepares A0049 to be towed to its final resting place at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 28, 2017. A0049 was used for testing until a maintenance related accident in 2014 took it out of commission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stuart Bright)
Airmen from 2nd Maintenance Squadron drag chocks alongside A0049 as it heads to its final resting place at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 28, 2017. Chocks can be used to supplement brakes, as in the case of A0049. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stuart Bright)
Members of the 2nd Maintenance Squadron wait to tow Aircraft 0049 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 28, 2017. A0049 was part of Operation Allied Force in 1999, meant to ensure an ending to all military action, violence and repression in Kosovo and a withdrawal of Serbian military, police and paramilitary forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stuart Bright)
Aircraft 0049 awaits to be towed to its final resting place at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 28, 2017. A0049 entered service in 1960 and was acquired by the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron in 1989. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stuart Bright)
An Airmen carries a chock for Aircraft 0049 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 28, 2017. The aircraft will be disassembled then transported to Davis Monthan AFB, as a part source for the flying fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stuart Bright)
A B-52 Stratofortress takes off for Combat Hammer at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 8, 2017. Combat Hammer is an Air-to-Ground Weapon System Evaluation Program which evaluates the accuracy, precision and effectiveness of munitions employment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stuart Bright)
A weapons load crew begins disarming a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 6, 2017. Combat Hammer is an Air Force wide evaluation from Feb. 3-10, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stuart Bright)
Senior Airman Ja’mouri Moye, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, finishes unloading a Guided Bomb Unit-12 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 6, 2017. The primary mission of Combat Hammer is to verify the combat capability of precision-guided weapon systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stuart Bright)