B-52 - Bomber bunch

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM—An Air Force B-52 bomber from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing takes off from Diego Garcia for a combat mission Oct. 22, 2001, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Air Force B-2, B-1 and B-52 bombers have expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan. The Air Force has flown more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radars, ground forces, command-and-control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Cuomo)