Picture Of The Day

A B-52 Stratofortress takes off during a rapid-launch exercise on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 13, 2011. The aircraft is assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing. At the close of the base's two-week training, several B-52s took off in rapid succession, signaling the end of the mission. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Dow