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U.S. Air Force Retires Last Open Skies Aircraft

Boeing OC-135Bs performed the Open Skies surveillance mission from 1993 until the U.S. withdrew from the treaty in 2020.

OC-135B 61-2670 gets airborne from its base at Offutt AFB for a 2018 mission. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

By David Donald • Contributor - UK

June 9, 2021

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