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A pilot of a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress scans the horizon for aircraft as he flies in formation with another B-52 on a combat penetration mission toward a target in Kosovo in support of NATO Operation Allied Force on May 26, 1999. Operation Allied Force is the air operation against targets in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Stratofortress and its crew are deployed to RAF Fairford, England, from the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., for Operation Allied Force.

A pilot of a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress scans the horizon for aircraft.

A pilot of a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress scans the horizon for aircraft as he flies in formation with another B-52 on a combat penetration mission toward a target in Kosovo in support of NATO Operation Allied Force on May 26, 1999. Operation Allied Force is the air operation against targets in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Stratofortress and its crew are deployed to RAF Fairford, England, from the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., for Operation Allied Force.

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