Where there's the u.s military, there's a B-52 Bomber. these cold war era
bombers could be described as being on different legs of a world tour
simultaneously.
These bomber task force provide a persistent long-term bomber presence
around the globe. the united states air force's B-52 stratofortress has
logged a lot of miles since it first took flight some 70 years ago.
Now some of those cold war era bombers could be described as being on
different legs of a world tour simultaneously and currently, there are B-52H
deployed to Europe, the Indo-Pacific theaters and the Middle East. and this
a testament to the versatility and reliability of the platform.
At the time four B-52H were also deployed from the second bomb wing,
barksdale air force base Louisiana to anderson air base Guam.
Aimed to conduct operations in the indo-pacific region and whilst an
additional force of six bombers from barksdale air force base were sent to
air base spain and this marking the third area of operations for the
stratofortresses.
The US strategic command commander said, the speed flexibility and readiness
of our strategic bombers play a critical role in our ability to deter
potential adversaries and signal our unwavering support to our allies and
partners.
The strategic command commander also added, missions like this provide
invaluable training opportunities with our partners to improve our
interoperability and demonstrate that our forces are capable of operating
anywhere, to meet any challenge decisively.
The air force has noted that bomber task force deployments have been a
regular occurrence since 2014 and these provide US strategic command an
opportunity to evaluate and improve the readiness of strategic assets within
the indo-pacific region.
The air force is currently working in a complex dynamic and sometimes
volatile global security environment and this is our charge to regularly
conduct these joint and combined security cooperation engagements across
different geographic combatant commands in their areas of operation, Kernel
Mark Dmytryszyn, said Commander of the 2-D bomb wing.
This bomber task force deployment has been focused on the employment of the
b-52 rather than the b-1 lancer, which has been used in the past. as an
aircraft capable of employing a wide variety of nuclear and conventional
weapons, delivered across a continent spanning range, employing global joint
all-domain command and control systems.
"Now, the B-52 remains a universally recognized symbol of america's
assurances to our allies, our partners and the world," explained Colonel
Mark.
The B-52 Bomber airframes continue to be the workhorse for these types of
missions. despite emerging as far back as the 1960s, the B-52 bombers are
still viable and able to function effectively in combat due to some
maintenance and sustainment efforts.
Today's B-52 bomber will soon get new engines, internal weapons bays,
electronic warfare systems, intelligence and networking technologies and
sensors.
