1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:02,458 I'm Lieutenant Colonel Jared Patterson , 2 00:00:02,458 --> 00:00:04,458 commander of the 20th expeditionary 3 00:00:04,458 --> 00:00:06,402 bomb squadron out of Barksdale Air 4 00:00:06,402 --> 00:00:08,569 Force Base . I'm here with the team at 5 00:00:08,569 --> 00:00:10,458 MK Air Base in Romania supporting 6 00:00:10,458 --> 00:00:13,850 bomber task force 24-4 . It's the first 7 00:00:13,859 --> 00:00:15,692 time B 52 s have operated out of 8 00:00:15,692 --> 00:00:17,915 Romania . It's also the first time that 9 00:00:17,915 --> 00:00:19,915 we've conducted a bomber task force 10 00:00:19,915 --> 00:00:21,915 mission out of Romania . We've been 11 00:00:21,915 --> 00:00:24,081 integrating with allies and partners , 12 00:00:24,081 --> 00:00:23,950 including the Hungarians , the 13 00:00:23,959 --> 00:00:27,030 Romanians , the Finnish and UK partners 14 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,040 throughout the region . Bomber task 15 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,262 force deployments like this one provide 16 00:00:31,262 --> 00:00:33,429 our air crew with a unique opportunity 17 00:00:33,429 --> 00:00:35,596 to train and work alongside our allies 18 00:00:35,596 --> 00:00:37,540 and partners in joint and combined 19 00:00:37,540 --> 00:00:39,707 operations . They also familiarize our 20 00:00:39,707 --> 00:00:41,762 airmen with air bases and operations 21 00:00:41,762 --> 00:00:43,540 across the globe . It's also to 22 00:00:43,540 --> 00:00:45,484 demonstrate our ability to rapidly 23 00:00:45,484 --> 00:00:47,540 deploy and support global operations 24 00:00:47,540 --> 00:00:49,484 anywhere any time . The goal is to 25 00:00:49,484 --> 00:00:49,409 continue to enhance our combat 26 00:00:49,419 --> 00:00:51,475 readiness and ensure we're ready and 27 00:00:51,475 --> 00:00:53,729 able to rapidly respond to any emerging 28 00:00:53,740 --> 00:00:54,180 threats .