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Video by Staff Sgt. Aubrey Griffin

B-52 Stratofortresses take off to participate in new offensive campaign in Afghanistan

379th Air Expeditionary Wing

Nov. 19, 2017 | 3:27

A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar taxis and takes off in order to participate in a new offensive campaign in Afghanistan Nov. 19, 2017. Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) and United States Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) launched a series of ongoing attacks to hit the Taliban where they are most vulnerable: their revenue streams. Together, Afghan and U.S. forces conducted combined operations to strike drug labs and command-and-control nodes in northern Helmand province. These types of strikes represent the highest level of trust and cooperation between ANDSF and USFOR-A. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Aubrey Griffin/Released)