The wreckage of a B-52 bomber that crashed Wednesday in Guam.
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A B-52 bomber crashed at a U.S. base in Guam Wednesday morning shortly after takeoff, military officials said.

Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.