B-52H - Mine layer

OVER THE NORTH SEA—A B-52H of the 20th Bomb Squadron from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., approaches a KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Aerial Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, to take on fuel. The B-52H took on 120,000 pounds of fuel over the North Sea after dropping eight MK-52 mines in exercise Blue Harrier. (U.S. Air Force photo)