20th BS flies over Vegas during Red Flag [Image 5 of 22]

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV, UNITED STATES

01.31.2013

Photo by Capt. Jeff Nagan 

3d Audiovisual Squadron

A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 20th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., flies toward an objective during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 31, 2013. The B-52 was America's first long-range, swept-wing heavy bomber. The B-52 has a 185-foot wingspan, a length of more than 160 feet and a gross weight of more than 480,000 pounds. It has been given the nickname BUFF, short for Big Ugly Fat Fellow. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

• Date Taken: 01.31.2013
• Date Posted: 02.05.2013 12:13
• Photo ID: 827612
• VIRIN: 130131-F-IO684-0487
• Resolution: 4928x3280
• Size: 6.97 MB
• Location: NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV, US