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  • 90 female missileers, B-52 aircrews make US Air Force history

    For the first time since its inception, the U.S. Air Force will have the capability to break historic ground by fielding all women missile and aircrews to complete the mission of keeping America’s citizens safe and our nation’s enemies at bay.

  • Bomber units refine skills at Red Flag 16-2

    Since the earliest military operation in American aviation history, air bombardment has been a valuable asset to gain unique strategic and tactical advantages over opposing forces. This capability has helped to counter everything from enemy advancements in World War I to terrorist activities during

  • B-2s conduct deployment to Indo-Asia-Pacific

    Three B-2 Spirits deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to the U.S. Pacific Command area of operations March 8.While in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, the B-2s will integrate and conduct training with ally and partner air forces, and conduct a radio communications check with a U.S. air operations

  • Vive la liberté: B-52s join French forces for close air support exercise

    U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses joined French aircraft and ground troops from a dozen nations to kick off a close air support exercise in the Mediterranean Monday, March 7.Serpentex, an annual French-led exercise, involves joint-tactical air controllers from 12 partner countries. Operating on

  • 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron to continue Pacific presence

    Airmen assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, to Andersen AFB, Guam to replace their sister unit, the 23rd EBS in support of the U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence.

  • RAF Mildenhall refuels bombers during exercise Cold Response

    A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to RAF Mildenhall, England, for refueling March 1, 2016, over the Trøndelag region of Norway. The exercise’s location will provide an extreme-cold environment in which a dozen

  • B-52 flies with Spain over Canary Islands

    A B-52 Stratofortress takes off from Morón Air Base, Spain, during a joint-defense air counter tactics exercise with the Spanish Air Force, Feb. 29, 2016. Integrated exercises like these sustain and strengthen operational and coordination capabilities between allied militaries, reinforcing

  • Ellsworth B-1s take off to participate in Red Flag 16-2

    Ellsworth AFB's B-1 bombers and personnel left for Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to participate in Red Flag 16-2, one of the largest training exercises involving more than 100 aircraft, 3,000 deployed servicemembers and all four military services, Feb. 29."Red Flag is one of the largest training