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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Monte Wiley (left), 69th Bomb Squadron pilot, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Kristin Nelson, 23rd Bomb Squadron pilot, conduct pre-flight procedures in a B-52 Stratofortress before departing from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., for a 16-hour, non-stop mission to Colombia, July 9, 2015. During the mission to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility, which was closely coordinated with the Colombian Ministry of National Defense, the B-52 will join up with aircraft from the Colombian Air Force to practice common aerial tactics and procedures before conducting a flyover demonstration at the Feria Aeronautica Internacional Rionegro (F-AIR) Colombia 2015 International Air Show. USSTRATCOM is one of nine DoD unified combatant commands and is charged with strategic deterrence; space operations; cyberspace operations; joint electronic warfare; global strike; missile defense; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; combating weapons of mass destruction; and analysis and targeting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephanie Morris)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Monte Wiley (left), 69th Bomb Squadron pilot, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Kristin Nelson, 23rd Bomb Squadron pilot, conduct pre-flight procedures in a B-52 Stratofortress before departing from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., for a 16-hour, non-stop mission to Colombia, July 9, 2015. During the mission to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility, which was closely coordinated with the Colombian Ministry of National Defense, the B-52 will join up with aircraft from the Colombian Air Force to practice common aerial tactics and procedures before conducting a flyover demonstration at the Feria Aeronautica Internacional Rionegro (F-AIR) Colombia 2015 International Air Show. USSTRATCOM is one of nine DoD unified combatant commands and is charged with strategic deterrence; space operations; cyberspace operations; joint electronic warfare; global strike; missile defense; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; combating weapons of mass destruction; and analysis and targeting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephanie Morris)


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