Cold take off

A B-52H Stratofortress sits on the runway at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 5, 2019. The B-52 is capable of dropping or launching the widest array of weapons in the U.S. inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Heather Ley)

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Cold take off

A B-52H Stratofortress taxis on the runway at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 5, 2019. The B-52 can perform strategic attack, close-air support, air interdiction, offensive counter-air and maritime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Heather Ley)

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Cold take off

A B-52H Stratofortress takes off at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 5, 2019. Two B-52s can monitor 140,000 square miles of ocean surface in two hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Heather Ley)

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Cold take off

5th Maintenance Group Airmen work on a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 5, 2019. Maintenance Airmen ensure the aircraft in their care is ready in a moment's notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Heather Ley)

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Cold take off

Published March 7, 2019
By Airman 1st Class Heather Ley
5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE --

B-52H Stratofortress aircrafts prepare to takeoff at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. B-52s are ready to take off and drop nuclear bombs at a moments notice. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Heather Ley)