Final flight in the BUFF

A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing taxis under the spray from two fire trucks on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on June 19, 2016. Aboard the bomber are three Airmen from the 93rd Bomb Squadron that have just completed their last mission in the B-52; Col. Robert VanHoy, Lt. Col. Christopher Talbot and Lt. Col. John Wells. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cody Burt/Released)

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Final flight in the BUFF

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert VanHoy, a member of the 307th Bomb Wing, smiles to his friends and family after his last mission as a pilot of the B-52 Stratofortress on July 19, 2016 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. VanHoy is the former commander of the 93rd Bomb Squadron and will now be continuing his career with the 8th Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Callie Ware/Released)

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Final flight in the BUFF

Friends and family hose down U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Wells as he exits a B-52 Stratofortress for the last time on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on June 19, 2016. Wells is assigned to the 93rd Bomb Squadron at Barksdale and is retiring from the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cody Burt/Released)

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Final flight in the BUFF

Friends and family hose down U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Talbot as he exits a B-52 Stratofortress for the last time on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on June 19, 2016. Talbot is assigned to the 93rd Bomb Squadron at Barksdale and is retiring from the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Callie Ware/Released)

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Final flight in the BUFF

Published June 30, 2016
307th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing taxis under the spray from two fire trucks on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on June 19, 2016. Aboard the bomber are three Airmen from the 93rd Bomb Squadron that have just completed their last mission in the B-52; Col. Robert VanHoy, Lt. Col. Christopher Talbot and Lt. Col. John Wells. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cody Burt/Released)