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A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber arrives for a Bomber Task Force mission at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, August 16, 2024. The U.S. routinely and visibly demonstrates commitment to allies and partners through the global employment of military forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Erhart)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen execute post flight procedures on a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, August 16, 2024. The United States’ commitment to the Indo-Pacific region and our partners and allies is ironclad. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Erhart)

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A U.S. Air Force Airman executes post flight procedures on a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, August 16, 2024. The bomber arrived at the base in support of a Bomber Task Force mission to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region while providing prosperity and security for all. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Erhart)

B-2 Spirit stealth bombers deploy to Australia in support of Bomber Task Force mission to the Pacific

Published Aug. 16, 2024
Pacific Air Forces

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --

A Bomber Task Force deployment of U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, Airmen and support equipment from the 509th Bomb Wing and 131st BW, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, has began at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, Aug. 16, 2024.

United States strategic bombers can operate in the Indo-Pacific region from a broad array of overseas and continental U.S. locations with great operational resilience.

This deployment is in support of Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with allies, partners, and joint forces and strategic deterrence missions to reinforce the rules-based international order.

The Pacific Air Forces look for every opportunity to train alongside our allies and partners to demonstrate interoperability and bolster our collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific.