In the crew compartment, the radar navigator—who on a B-52 serves as the bombardier—and the electronic warfare officer wrapped up their inventory of our code documents and strike folders.

The enhanced B-52 platform is expected to play a critical role in the Air Force’s bomber strategy for years to come.

It’s been 57 years since Capt. Charles Roberts and his crew vanished over the Gulf of Mexico — Project Recover hopes to bring him home. Roberts, an Ottumwa native, served as a radar navigator on a ...

It takes only five people to fly such a big warhorse: a commander, pilot, radar navigator, navigator, and electronic warfare officer. Over the years, the crews of the B-52 adopted, as aviators are ...

Roberts, an Ottumwa native, served as a radar navigator on a B-52 at Carswell Air Force Base, and performed bombing missions during the Vietnam War. But on Feb. 28, 1968, Roberts and his crew ...