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The article focuses on the 50th anniversary of the B-52 Stratofortress bomber, Tail No. 1040, of the U.S. Air Force. It states that the bomber was delivered to the Air Force in October 1962. Fifth Bomb Wing historian Robert Michel mentions that the bomber can perform several operations including nuclear deterrence, high and low altitude flying, and conventional operations. Eric Thomas, a staff sergeant, adds that the performance of the aircraft was credited to the maintainers of the airframe.

The article features several aircrafts of the U.S. Air Force. The B-29 Spirit has a multi-role heavy bomber with a high subsonic speed. The B-52H Stratofortress has heavy bomber having a speed of 650 miles per hour. The C-17A Globemaster III serves as a cargo and troop transport with a speed of 518 miles per hour.

Reports on the performance of the bomber planes of the U.S. Air Force in fiscal year 2004. Safety record of the B-2 bomber; Increase in the mishaps of the B-52 bomber; Causes of Class B mishaps.

Focuses on the value of the B-52 bomber on the battlefield as it marks its 50th anniversary on April 2002. Technological changes that have been implemented on the aircraft; Amount of work needed to be done by weapons loader on the aircraft; Use of the aircraft in the war called by the U.S. government against Afghanistan.

Reports on the B-52 Stratofortress. Its reputation in Vietnam, Iraq and Serbia; Its capability; Challenges in maintaining the jet bomber.

Introduces the joint direct attack munition (JDAM), a state-of-the-art kit that turns free-falling `dumb' bombs into `smart' ones, which will be used for B-52 bombers. Technology behind JDAM; Its features and capabilities; Advantages that can be gained from the JDAM.

Discusses preparations done on B-52 bomber planes in Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota as of March 1999. Classified briefings of the squad; Missions of Air Force bases; Bomber's nuclear mission; Participation of Minot aircraft in December 1998 strikes over Iraq.

The article offers information on B-52 Stratofortress named "Ghost Rider" which was stored for restoration at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona from eight years. Topics discussed include objective of restoration of B-52 to replace bomber airplanes at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, views related to same by Capt. Chuck McLeod of B-52 System Project Office, Oklahoma and comments related to same by Matthew Cocran, staff sergeant at activity unit, Barksdale.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of implementing crew resource management (CRM) while flying a B-52 bomber.

The article reports on the initiative of airmen at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana to equip B-52 bombers with advanced targeting pods. According to Lieutenant Colonel William Floyd, B-52 weapons officer in Air Force Reserve Command's 917th Wing, proficient instructors will provide training to a selected group of active-duty instructors. The training includes improving the integration of the jet, upgrading the pod controllers and display, as well as developing tactics and techniques.

Focuses on the improvement of the B-52 precision-strike capability of the U.S. Air Force. Deployment of bombs during the Iraq war; Identification of the asset in the close air support mission; Elimination of collateral damage and fratricide. INSET: B-52 uses pod in combat.

The article reports on Airmen from the U.S. Air Force coping with extreme weather to maintain their missions at two North Dakota bases on January 12, 2015 and February 12, 2015, respectively. Airmen from the 5th Maintenance Group prepared a B-52H Stratofortress bomber for takeoff on Minot Air Force Base and within seconds were exposed to the North Dakota cold.

Focuses on the mishaps encountered by United States Air Force bomber crews in 1998. Accidents involving B-52 bombers; Class C mishaps from B-1 bombers.

Discusses military aircraft accidents in 1997 involving the B-1 bomber, B-2 bomber and B-52 bombers in the United States. Incidence rate; Engine-related accidents; Class A, B and C mishaps; Fatalities; Efforts toward the improvement of military aviation safety.

The article reports on the reactivation of the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. It mentions that it is a combat wing that focuses on strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike along with B-52 aircraft crew training and bombing missions. It also notes that it will report to the 10th Air Force at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Forth Worth, Texas and acquired by the Air Force Global Strike Command.

Recounts a collision between a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber and a maintenance vehicle due to a marshaller's failure to notice an obstruction in the runway.

States that a dent in the U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber's engine cowling was caused by an accident during the installation of the aircraft's wheel and tire assembly.

Reports that the 93rd Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, is testing a covert lighting system designed to make B-52 aircraft visible by friendly aircraft in a combat zone while remaining invisible to enemy ground forces. Addition of infrared lights; Modification of the aircraft's normal external lighting; Replacement of rotating beacons and with strobe light flashers and light-emitting diodes.

Reports that a five-member film crew from Great Britain visited the Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana from March 20-22, to produce a documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of the B-52 bomber. Activities of the crew during their visit; Techniques used by the crew in order to make the documentary as authentic as possible.

Reports that the United States Air Force Reserve Command C-141 Starlifter crews and B-52 Stratofortress crews have successfully dropped paratroopers and bombs as part of the Tandem Thrust 2001 training exercise in Australia. Number of soldiers deployed by the US.

Recounts the experience of the author as a copilot of the bomber B-52. Details on a flight to Canada; Encounter with an undercast; Description of how it must have felt like flying 100 feet above the ground.

Presents statistics related to military aircraft accidents in 1997 involving the B-52 bomber in the United States. Incidence rates of Class A and B mishaps; Fatalities; Cumulative flight hours; Five-year and ten-year averages.

Relates how a crew of a B-52G bomber airplane narrowly averted an aircraft accident. Factors that almost caused an accident; Safety lessons that the crew members learned from the incident.