Polar Intercept

A Canadian CF-18 fighter jet intercepts a B-52 Stratofortress from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., over the Atlantic in support of Polar Roar on Aug. 1. The Air Force, as part of the exercise, sent three B-52s and two B-2s on simultaneous long distance flights to the North and Baltic Seas. )