Mission 15 years ago put Barksdale at tip of Desert Storm spear
One January morning 15 years ago, seven B-52s took off from Barksdale Air Force Base, flew around the world and fired the AGM-86C for the first time in combat.
Operation "Senior Surprise" but dubbed "Secret Squirrel" by the crews who were sworn to secrecy about it, for years was the longest nonstop combat flight in aviation history.
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