B-52 sets bombing record in Afghanistan

A B-52H from the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron on the flight line at Al Udeid AB in November last year. The aircraft was deployed to Qatar in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in the CENTCOM area of responsibility. USAF/Staff Sgt Patrick Evenson A US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress set a new record for the most precision weapons dropped in a single sortie in the first week of February. Flying from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, the