T-1A Jayhawk

A T-1A Jayhawk flies over downtown San Antonio. The aircraft is assigned to the 99th Flying Training Squadron at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Russell Hopkinson)

B-52 Stratofortress

A B-52 Stratofortress heads towards Iraq March 24 armed with a combination of air-launched cruise missiles and joint direct attack munitions. The venerable bomber is playing a key role in Operation Iraqi Freedom. This B-52 is from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., and is assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron. (Photo: U. S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cesar Rodriguez)

B-52H Stratofortress

A B-52H Stratofortress drops a load of M-117 750-pound bombs during a training run here. During Desert Storm, B-52s delivered 40 percent of all the weapons dropped by coalition forces. The first Gulf War saw the longest strike mission in the history of aerial warfare when B-52s took off from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., launched conventional air-launched cruise missiles and returned to Barksdale -- a 35-hour, non-stop combat mission. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo)

B-52 Stratofortress

A B-52 Stratofortress is prepared for take off on the runway April 6. Four B-52s arrived here from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to escape Typhoon Sudal which missed the island April 7. The B-52s are deployed to Andersen from Minot AFB, N.D. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Mike Dey)

B-52 Stratofortresses

The first of six B-52 Stratofortresses taxis to its parking spot here after landing Feb. 22. The B-52s and about 300 people from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., are deploying here to support U.S. Pacific Command's request for a rotational bomber force on Guam. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

B-52 Stratofortress

A B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., drops live ordnance over the Nevada Test and Training Range near here May 12 during an Air Force firepower demonstration. The demonstration showcases the Air Force's air and space capabilities. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

B-5 Stratofortress

The B-5 Stratofortress joined the Air Force inventory in 1955. (Photo: U.S. Air Force )

B-52 Stratofortress

A B-52 Stratofortress, flown by Capt. Will Byers and Maj. Tom Aranda, prepares for refueling over Afghanistan during a close-air-support mission. The crew is deployed from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

B-52 Stratofortress

A B-52 Stratofortress takes off from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., during a nine-ship rapid-launch generation exercise on Thursday, April 27, 2006. Generation exercises test the base's ability to perform its mission. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stacy Moless)

B-52 Stratofortress

Two B-52 Stratofortress bombers, like one shown here, completed a long-range training sortie from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to Australia's Delamere Air Weapons Range in the Northern Territory Oct. 24. The B-52s, from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, are part of the "Green Lightning" sortie, only the second of its kind. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

B-52 Stratofortress

A B-52 Stratofortress takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 3 armed with four Mk 56 mines. This sortie was the 10th and final mission of a week-long joint sea mine-laying exercise with the Navy. The B-52s dropped a total of 96 inert mines on two practice mine fields that were each three miles long and a mile wide. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Petosky)

B-52 Stratofortress

A B-52 Stratofortress heads toward its target at Pele Bombing Range, Hawaii. In September's Exercise Koa Lightning, B-52 aircrews dropped inert weapons on their targets for the first time. The aircraft were talked in to the targets by joint terminal air controllers on the ground. This training is critical in the war on terrorism, enhances security in the Western Pacific and provides integrated training opportunities. (Courtesy photo)

B-52 Stratofortress

A B-52 Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., flies over the Pacific Ocean Nov. 12. The B-52 is deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam, as part of U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence in the region. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

B-52H Stratofortress

A B-52H Stratofortress takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 23 during Northern Edge 2009. The exercise is one in a series of U.S. Pacific Command exercises that prepare joint forces to respond to crises in the region. The B-52 is assigned to Barksdale AFB, La. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

B-52H Stratofortress

A B-52H Stratofortress soars through the sky during the rapid launch portion of Exercise Prairie Vigilance at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 5, 2009. The exercise is a combined-wing nuclear operational readiness exercise that demonstrates safe, secure, reliable nuclear weapons standards. A sequence of seven B-52s successfully launched confirming the wing's agile ability to respond when called upon. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jesse Lopez)

B-52H Stratofortress

An Air Force Flight Test Center B-52H Stratofortress performs a captive carry flight of the X-51A WaveRider Dec. 9, 2009, over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The captive carry mission is a key test milestone to ready to light the X-51's scramjet engine during the vehicle's first powered hypersonic flight in early 2010. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Cassidy)

B-52 Stratofortress

A B-52 Stratofortress flies over the Pacific Ocean after an air refueling in support of exercise Rim of the Pacific, July 10, 2010. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve interoperability. The B-52 is from the 20th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kamaile O. Long)