May 31, 2021 U.S. & NATO Aircraft Integrate, Fly Over All 30 NATO Nations For the second time in a Bomber Task Force rotation, U.S. Air Force strategic aircraft will fly a mission over all 30 NATO allied nations in North America and Europe on May 31, 2021.
May 27, 2021 B-52s conduct maritime integration operations over Mediterranean Sea U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, completed a mission with U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa in the Mediterranean Sea on May 26, 2021.
May 25, 2021 Bombers complete target training over Black Sea U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, integrated with five NATO allies in and around the international airspace over the Aegean and Black Seas on May 24, 2021.
May 17, 2021 B-52H aircraft arrive in Spain for bomber deployment A Bomber Task Force deployment of U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, Airmen and support equipment from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility to train with U.S. allies and partners on May 17, 2021.
May 17, 2021 U.S. Air Force bombers conduct global BTF mission U.S. Air Force bombers, operating from the United States and forward-deployed bases, conducted a global Bomber Task Force mission today while integrating with allies and partners aircraft in Europe, the Indo-Pacific region, and North America. The BTF mission was conducted in multiple combatant
April 12, 2021 B-1 flies Bomber Task Force mission in Aegean Sea A U.S. B-1B Lancer from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flew a Bomber Task Force mission in and around the Aegean Sea, April 12, 2021.
April 7, 2021 U.S. Bombers conduct Aegean Sea mission As part of U.S. European Command’s continuing efforts to demonstrate the far-reaching capabilities of America’s strategic bomber aircraft, two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota conducted overflight missions in the Aegean Sea on April 7, 2021.
March 30, 2021 Exercise Astral Knight 2021 Astral Knight 2021, a U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa-led exercise, will take place mid-May, at Aviano Air Base, Italy, as well as other locations in Croatia, Greece and Slovenia.
March 26, 2021 B-2s conclude historic Bomber Task Force B-2 Spirit aircraft from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, flew the final mission of the most recent Bomber Task Force deployment, March 25, 2021.
March 22, 2021 Bombers tactically integrate with Norwegian F-35s A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit aircraft from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and a U.S. B-1B Lancer from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flew a Bomber Task Force mission off the coast of Iceland, March 19, 2021.