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The new B-52: How the Air Force is prepping to fly century-old bombers

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The U.S. Air Force's B-52 bomber fleet is showing its age, and the Red Gremlin II is no exception. The Air Force is preparing to bring on its newest stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, and retire the aging B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit. The $48.6 billion overhaul is intended to keep the (eventually redubbed) B- 52J operational until about 2060.

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The new B-52: How the Air Force is prepping to fly century-old bombers

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — As it idled on the flight line here, a B-52H Stratofortress known as the Red Gremlin II looked much the same as it did in the 1960s.But the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 bomber fleet is showing its age, and the Red Gremlin II is no exception.On a crisp, clear morning in January, its five-person aircrew from the 11th Bomb Squadron ran through preflight checks for a training mission, tallying up what was broken and how seri…

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