Which B-52s are nuclear-capable?

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Richard Tanter, "Which B-52s are nuclear-capable?", Uncategorized Australian Defence Facilities, September 19, 2024, https://nautilus.org/uncategorized/which-b-52s-are-nuclear-capable-3/

Complete list of armament classification of all extant B-52H aircraft
(2024)

* Notes a. Confidence levels apply only to the armament classification assigned to active aircraft. b. AMARG – Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group; GITA – ground instructional training aircraft; OG – Operating Group. c. Although best efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of unit designations as of mid-2024, difficulties arising from changes in some unit designations over time may have resulted in some errors.

Source: Vince Scappatura and Richard Tanter, Nuclear-capable B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers: a visual guide to identification, Nautilus Institute Special Report,
26 August 2024, Table 3.

 

Air Force Serial Number

  

Status

  

Armament Classification

  

Confidence Level

  

Main Operating Base

  

Unit
60-0001 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
60-0002 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 2nd Bomb Wing (2 BW flagship)
60-0003 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 93rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing
60-0004 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
60-0005 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 5th Bomb Wing (5 BW flagship)
60-0007 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
60-0008 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 8th Air Force (8th Air Force flagship)
60-0009 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 69th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing (69 BS flagship)
60-0010 Storage – restorable Conventional-only N/A Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona 309th AMARG
60-0011 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 11th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing (11 BS flagship)
60-0012 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 69th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
60-0013 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
60-0014 Storage – restorable Conventional-only N/A Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona 309th AMARG
60-0015 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 93rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing
60-0016 Inactive – GITA N/A N/A Barksdale AFB, Louisiana –
60-0017 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 69th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
60-0018 Active Nuclear-capable Low Minot AFB, North Dakota 69th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
60-0019 Storage – restorable Conventional-only N/A Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona 309th AMARG
60-0020 Storage – restorable Conventional-only N/A Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona 309th AMARG
60-0021 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
60-0022 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
60-0023 Active Conventional-only High Minot AFB, North Dakota 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing (23 BS flagship)
60-0024 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
60-0025 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
60-0026 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
60-0028 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
60-0029 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
60-0030 Storage – restorable Conventional-only N/A Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona 309th AMARG
60-0031 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing
60-0032 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
60-0033 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 69th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
60-0034 Active Conventional-only High Minot AFB, North Dakota 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
60-0035 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 93rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing
60-0036 Active Nuclear-capable High Edwards AFB, California 419th Flight Test Squadron, 412th Test Wing
60-0037 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 69th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
60-0038 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 93rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing
60-0041 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 93rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing
60-0042 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 93rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing
60-0043 Storage – restorable Conventional-only N/A Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona 309th AMARG
60-0044 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
60-0045 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 307th Bomb Wing (307 OG flagship)
60-0046 Storage – restorable Conventional-only N/A Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona 309th AMARG
60-0048 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
60-0049 Storage – dismantled N/A N/A Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona 309th AMARG
60-0050 Active Nuclear-capable High Edwards AFB, California 419th Flight Test Squadron, 412th Test Wing
60-0051 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 93rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing
60-0052 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
60-0054 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
60-0055 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 5th Bomb Wing (5 OG flagship)
60-0056 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
60-0057 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 340th Weapons Squadron, USAF Weapons School, 57th Wing (340 WS flagship)
60-0058 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
60-0059 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing (96 BS flagship)
60-0060 Active Conventional-only High Minot AFB, North Dakota 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
60-0061 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 307th Bomb Wing (307 BW flagship)
60-0062 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
61-0001 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 69th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
61-0002 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 2nd Bomb Wing (2nd OG flagship)
61-0003 Active Conventional-only High Minot AFB, North Dakota 69th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
61-0004 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
61-0005 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 69th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
61-0006 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
61-0007 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 69th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
61-0008 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 93rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing
61-0009 Inactive – integration model N/A N/A Boeing Oklahoma City facility, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma Bombers Directorate, Air Force Lifecycle Management Center
61-0010 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 343rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing (343 BS flagship)
61-0011 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 93rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing
61-0012 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
61-0013 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
61-0014 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing
61-0015 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
61-0016 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
61-0017 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 93rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing
61-0018 Active Conventional-only High Minot AFB, North Dakota 69th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
61-0019 Active Nuclear-capable High Edwards AFB, California 419th Flight Test Squadron, 412th Test Wing
61-0020 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing (20 BS flagship)
61-0021 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 93rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing
61-0022 Inactive – GITA N/A N/A Sheppard AFB, Texas 82nd Training Wing
61-0023 Storage – restorable Conventional-only N/A Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona 309th AMARG
61-0024 Storage-restorable Conventional-only N/A Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona 309th AMARG
61-0025 Inactive – GITA N/A N/A Sheppard AFB, Texas 82nd Training Wing
61-0027 Storage – restorable Conventional-only N/A Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona 309th AMARG
61-0028 Active Nuclear-capable High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing
61-0029 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 93rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing (93 BS flagship)
61-0031 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 93rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing
61-0032 Inactive – GITA N/A N/A Minot AFB, North Dakota –
61-0034 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
61-0035 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
61-0036 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing
61-0038 Active Conventional-only High Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 93rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing
61-0039 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 69th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing
61-0040 Active Nuclear-capable High Minot AFB, North Dakota 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing

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