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Lt. Col. Michael “Fredo” DeVita, left, instructor pilot and commander of the 11th Bomb Squadron, and student pilot 1st Lt. Clayton Hultgren prepare to take off in a B-52H Stratofortress for a training flight at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on Jan. 4, 2024. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00058.jpeg.jpg\")
The radar screen at a B-52 weapon systems officer’s station. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00056.jpeg.jpg\")
Student pilot 1st Lt. Clayton Hultgren of the 11th Bomb Squadron, right, guides a B-52H Stratofortress in for aerial refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker above Arkansas on Jan. 4, 2024. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00062.jpeg.jpg\")
A panel in the B-52H weapon systems officer station contains numerous instruments that control where a bomb will drop. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00072.jpeg.jpg\")
On this Jan. 4, 2024, training flight on a B-52H Stratofortress, the bomber’s new digital display wasn’t working. The pilots had to rely on an older navigation system, seen here. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00033.jpeg.jpg\")
A B-52H bomber flies alongside another during a training flight out of Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on Jan. 4, 2024. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00040.jpeg.jpg\")
The weapon systems officer station on a B-52 Stratofortress contains an array of instruments that control where it will drop its bombs. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00022.jpeg.jpg\")
Capt. Jonathan “Loaner” Newark of the 11th Bomb Squadron, an instructor weapon systems officer on a B-52, carries out simulated bombing during a Jan. 4, 2024, drill over Fort Johnson, La. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00020.jpeg.jpg\")
First Lt. Clay Hultgren of the 11th Bomb Squadron makes preflight adjustments to a B-52H bomber before a training flight on Jan. 4, 2024. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00016.jpeg.jpg\")
Lt. Col. Michael “Fredo” DeVita, instructor pilot and commander of the 11th Bomb Squadron, runs through preflight checks before a Jan. 4, 2024, training flight at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00013.jpeg.jpg\")
A B-52H bomber, dubbed the Red Gremlin II, sits on the flight line before a Jan. 4, 2024, training flight at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00008.jpeg.jpg\")
A B-52H bomber, dubbed the Red Gremlin II, sits on the flight line before a Jan. 4, 2024, training flight at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00005.jpeg.jpg\")
A B-52H bomber, dubbed the Red Gremlin II, sits on the flight line before a Jan. 4, 2024, training flight at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00002.jpeg.jpg\")
Lt. Col. Michael “Fredo” DeVita, commander of the 11th Bomb Squadron, prepares for a training flight Jan. 4, 2024, during a preflight briefing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00074.jpeg.jpg\")
The throttle of a B-52 Stratofortress allows its pilots to individually adjust power to specific engines in case of trouble. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00029.jpeg.jpg\")
The co-pilot’s yoke on a B-52 Stratofortress. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00012.jpeg.jpg\")
The bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress prior to a Jan. 4, 2024, training flight at Barksdale Air Force Base. (Stephen Losey\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image00037.jpeg.jpg\")
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