Staff Sgt. Robert Ragland, right, and Senior Airman Alexis Williams of the 82nd Security Forces Squadron set up a perimeter Sept. 9 around a B-52H Stratofortress after it landed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. The aircraft became a new ground instructional trainer for the 82nd Training Wing. This B-52H, was part of the first strike force to respond to the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and it has nose art in memory of the event and those who lost their lives. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Ingle)
Wayne Bradbury, L3 Communications machinist, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, secures a hatch Sept. 9 on a B-52H Stratofortress after it landed. The aircraft will become a new ground instructional trainer for the 82nd Training Wing. This B-52H, was part of the first strike force to respond to the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and the aircraft has nose art in memory of the event and those who lost their lives. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Ingle)
Employees of L3 Communications at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, work to secure a B-52H Stratofortress Sept. 9 after it landed. The aircraft will become a new ground instructional trainer for the 82nd Training Wing. This B-52H, was part of the first strike force to respond to the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and the aircraft has nose art in memory of the event and those who lost their lives. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Ingle)
A round piece of nose art remains on a B-52H Stratofortres which was part of the first strike force to respond to the events of Sept. 11, 2001. The art is displayed in memory of the event and those who lost their lives. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Ingle)
Airman 1st Class Nicholas Carmen, front, and Staff Sgt. Robert Ragland, 82nd Security Forces Squadron, work on setting up a perimeter Sept. 9 around a B-52H Stratofortress. The aircraft landed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, to become part of the 82nd Training Wing's fleet of ground instructional training aircraft. This specific B-52H Stratofortres was part of the first strike force to respond to the events of Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Ingle)