These men flew two B-52Hs around the world non-stop 25 years ago

Twelve of the 16 B-52H aircrew members that participated in exercise Global Power 94-7 25 years ago were reunited at Barksdale Air Force Base on Aug. 9.

Members of the Storm 1 and Storm 2 aircrews pose in front of a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, August 9, 2019. Two B-52s flew around the world in approximately 47 hours to showcase the B-52 can reach any target anywhere in the world without landing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)


From Aug. 1-2, these men flew their bombers to Kuwait where they dropped munitions on a bombing range and west on non-stop back to their base. The journey took 47 hours.

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