B-52 Stratofortress - Buff launch

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM—A B-52 Stratofortress from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing takes off for a combat mission Oct. 22 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer 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)