USAF’s B-52H bomber fleet surpasses 50 years of operations. On May 9, 1961, Boeing delivered the first B-52H, dubbed State of Michigan, to Strategic Air Command 379th Bomb Wing at Wurtsmith AFB, Mich.
Army National Guardsmen and Air National Guardsmen from as far as New York and Alaska deployed to the southeastern U.S. in recent days in response to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.