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Minot B-52s Deployed To Fight ISIS
For the first time in twelve years B-52 bombers from Minot Air Force Base are being deployed to the Middle East for combat operations.The Minot Daily News reports Minot's bombers are replacing bombers from Barksdale, Louisiana.
Last year the Air Force announced it would send B-52 Stratofortresses into action against the Islamic State group.
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