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The Air Force has since dispatched a UH-1N Huey helicopter to recover engine debris, which was found located in an unpopulated area about 25 nautical miles northeast of Minot Air Force Base, an Air Force spokesman said in a statement.<br\/><br\/> There were no weapons onboard the B-52, which belongs to Minot Air Force Base&#8217;s 5th Bomb Wing and was conducting a training mission, he said.<br\/><br\/> The service was not able to provide the root cause of the mishap, but the spokesman said an initial safety investigation has been initiated.<br\/><br\/> The incident could also ignite debate about whether and how to re-engine the service&#8217;s B-52 inventory. The Boeing-manufactured bomber has been flying since 1952 and is expected to remain operating until around 2040, depending on when it is fully replaced by the Northrop Grumman&#8217;s B-21.<br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=4f6b0a25-5e68-4dcc-95cc-0ac643f5b764\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2015, Lt. Gen. 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