Capt. Andrew Embry (left), aircraft commander, and Capt. Michael Plourde, co-pilot, take off in their B-52H Stratofortress bomber on a sortie during a Red Flag training exercise, March 3, 2012. These airmen and their B-52 are assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, La. Red Flag runs through March 16, 2012, on the Nevada Test and Training Range, north of Las Vegas. Air Force photo by TSgt. Bradley C. Church