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‘The worst 4 hours of my life’ — Legendary astronaut Michael Collins on what it’s like to have a nicotine fit aboard a B-52 mid-flight

"Like a teething baby, I slobbered and gummed my fingertips, my pencils, the corner of my handkerchief."

‘Wise Guy’ flies again — How the Air Force got a 60-year-old B-52 back up and running

"To get it air-worthy in this short time is nothing short of amazing."

The Air Force wants privacy curtains so you can poo while you B-52

“They’ve got to poop in a bag? WTF? What is this WWII?”

B-52s fly over Middle East in yet another display of force for Iran

Listen up, "potential adversaries."

B-52s fly over the Middle East in another rattle of the saber at Iran

"We are ready and able to respond to any aggression directed at Americans or our interests."

How B-52s shot down enemy fighters over Vietnam

"I fired at the bandit until it ballooned to 3 times in intensity then suddenly disappeared from my radar."

Insane video shows Russian fighters flying dangerously close to a B-52 bomber

A pair of Russian fighters conducted an "unsafe and unprofessional" intercept of a US B-52 Stratofortress bomber over the Black...

Russian fighters fly dangerously close to B-52

The Nuclear Triad: Bombers

The Air Force just took a major step towards launching a hypersonic missile from its oldest bomber

The Air Force just took a major step towards fielding a hypersonic weapon with the final captive-carry test of its...

Decorated Air Force pilot who served in three wars, became a world-class marksman passes from COVID-19

"He was just the most honorable, loyal, salt-of-the-earth kind of guy."

The Air Force’s B-52 bombers are done flying with nuclear bombs

The B-52 bomber, a critical component of the U.S. strategic bomber fleet, is no longer approved to carry nuclear gravity...

The US is sending B-52 bombers to a strategic Middle East hub amid tensions with Iran

The U.S. Air Force is sending six B-52 Stratofortress bombers to Diego Garcia, a military hub that acts as a...

The Air Force may load up the B-52 with more bombs than ever in its search for a new ‘arsenal plane’

Defense Department officials may select a bomber already in the Air Force's inventory to become its munitions-packed "arsenal plane," Dr....

Cockpit video shows a Russian fighter running up on a US B-52 bomber over Eastern Europe

The Russian Defense Ministry released a video shot from the cockpit of a Su-27 fighter as it raced after a...

The Air Force just resurrected a 60-year-old B-52 bomber named ‘Wise Guy’ from its boneyard to fight another day

A decommissioned B-52H Stratofortress heavy, long-range bomber nicknamed "Wise Guy" was brought back from the Air Force's "boneyard" and delivered...

The Air Force’s B-52 bombers are getting the ability to drop smart bombs like never before

U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers — America's longest-serving bomber aircraft — are expected to get an upgrade that will...

How the Air Force plans on keeping the B-52 dropping warheads on foreheads for 100 years

Sixty-seven years after the U.S. Air Force received its last B-52 from Boeing, the flying branch finally has firmed up...

US Sends B-52 Bombers Over East China Sea Amid Tensions With China

The U.S. Air Force has sent two B-52 bombers over the East China Sea for "routine training" near Okinawa Prefecture,...

B-52 Squadron Commander Was Fired Over Penis Drawings In Bomber Cockpits

Editor’s Note: This article by Oriana Pawlyk originally appeared on Military.com, a leading source of news for the military and veteran community. A commander...

Minot B-52 Squadron Commander Fired

The commander of a B-52 squadron at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, has been fired following a command investigation,...

The Legendary B-52 Stratofortress Is Getting A Buttload Of New Bombs

The legendary B-52H Stratofortress has been raining bombs down on terror targets across the Middle East and Southwest Asia like...

How A Flock Of Birds And Mechanical Failure Downed A B-52 Stratofortress Bomber In Guam

Nearly one year after a B-52H Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the...