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Back in the BUFF: Innovative Training Effort Brings B-52 Veteran Back Into the Cockpit
May 15, 2024
BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, May 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news:

By Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle, 307th Bomb Wing

William "Bill" Pedeaux gazed around the cockpit of the B-52 H Stratofortress last week at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, a steely glint flashing in his eyes.

It was a look that hadn't come across his face in over 28 years -- the last time Pedeaux had flown in the jet while on active-du . . .

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