# @usairforce on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGqhEs_MI2a
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27842147-usairforce-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/2d37cc711d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-03-01T17:00:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) — https://gondola.cc/usairforce

## Caption

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A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress takes off for a mission in support of Red Flag-Nellis 25-1. The exercise prepared the Air Force for complex, large-scale military operations in a contested environment against high end threats.
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📸 by Airman 1st Class Michael Sanders
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#airpower #readiness #militaryexercise #redflag #b52 #aviation

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 19,184
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- **Comments:** 71

## Tags

airpower, readiness, militaryexercise, b52, redflag, aviation

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