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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      A B-52 Stratofortress bomber departs Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for a training mission, March 18, 2019.Bombers fly coordinated missions from Indo-Pacific, Europe
                        
                        
                        A B-52 Stratofortress bomber departs Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for a training mission, March 18, 2019. The bombers from Andersen AFB along with B-52 bombers from RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, conducted simultaneous theater familiarization training in the Indo-Pacific and Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Brooks)
                
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        A B-52 Stratofortress taxis down the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 18, 2019.Bombers fly coordinated missions from Indo-Pacific, Europe
                        
                        
                        A B-52 Stratofortress taxis down the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 18, 2019. The bombers from Andersen AFB along with B-52 bombers from RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, conducted simultaneous theater familiarization training in the Indo-Pacific and Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Brooks)
                
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        Aircrew assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron prepare to board a B-52 Stratofortress at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 18, 2019.Bombers fly coordinated missions from Indo-Pacific, Europe
                        
                        
                        Aircrew assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron prepare to board a B-52 Stratofortress at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 18, 2019. The bombers from Andersen AFB along with B-52 bombers from RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, conducted simultaneous theater familiarization training in the Indo-Pacific and Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Brooks)
                
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        B-52 Stratofortress bombers depart Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for a training mission, March 18, 2019.Bombers fly coordinated missions from Indo-Pacific, Europe
                        
                        
                        B-52 Stratofortress bombers depart Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for a training mission, March 18, 2019. The bombers from Andersen AFB along with B-52 bombers from RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, conducted simultaneous theater familiarization training in the Indo-Pacific and Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Brooks)
                
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Bombers fly coordinated missions from Indo-Pacific, EuropePublished March 20, 2019
                    
                    
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            **JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) --**B-52H Stratofortress bombers launched from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, March 18, to conduct simultaneous theater familiarization training in the Indo-Pacific and Europe.
Bombers launched from Andersen AFB and flew north to an area east of the Kamchatka Peninsula before returning to base. Collectively, the flights from the Indo-Pacific and Europe demonstrated U.S. commitment to allies and partners through the global employment of military forces.
The B-52Hs from Andersen AFB deployed from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence. The CBP has been operational for more than a decade in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. These missions, flown by Pacific Air Forces, routinely operate throughout the region in accordance with international law and norms.
The B-52Hs operating out of RAF Fairford are part of the Bomber Task Force currently deployed to Europe from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. While in theater, the bombers will conduct training with NATO allies and partners in order to enhance interoperability and readiness. The deployment of strategic bombers to the U.K. helps exercise RAF Fairford as U.S. Air Forces in Europe’s forward operating location for bombers.
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