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A B-52H Stratofortress bomber takes off

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A B-52H Stratofortress bomber takes off as another B-52H taxis onto the runway during a training exercise, at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 21, 2013. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld

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