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| | Edwards Air Force Base - Sortie takes B-52 to North Pole, evaluates AMI program for milestone decision (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | During the nuclear sortie, the bomber flew around the North Pole in four cloverleaf patterns and followed by a 30-mile arc around the Magnetic North Pole - the point on Earth's surface where the magnetic field is directed vertically downward, according to Pabelico. |
 | | The sortie was supported by two tanker refuelings from Eielson AFB, Alaska, and included a North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD intercept exercise. |
 | | During the conventional sortie, the "Buff" flew low-level terrain avoidance with a simulated weapon release, high-level navigation and an electronic countermeasure exercise at the Melrose Bombing Range near Cannon AFB, N. M., said Pabelico. |
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