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  • A photo of B-52 landing at night.

    Bomber Task Force brings unique capabilities

  • A photo of two B-52 bombers

    B-52Hs arrive in CENTCOM AOR

  • Eighth Air Force holds first Airpower Leadership Academy

    Eighth Air Force holds first Airpower Leadership Academy

    “Good leaders are born, but most are developed,” said Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith, 8th Air Force command chief & senior enlisted leader, Joint-Global Strike Operation Center. “They are a result of hard work and focused efforts. Leadership is not a passive ‘let it happen’ attribute and it takes a focused and deliberate approach to mold sustainable leaders.”

  • AFGSC B-1Bs return to flight

    The first B-1B Lancers resumed flight operations this week following a safety stand-down issued March 28 by Gen. Timothy Ray, Air Force Global Strike Command commander.  Individual B-1B aircraft will return to flight as the inspections and maintenance directed during the stand-down are completed on each aircraft.During the safety stand-down,
  • Attendees bow their heads during the invocation at a memorial service for retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” E. Cole at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, April 18, 2019.

    Final Doolittle Raider’s tradition of honor, legacy of valor celebrated at memorial

    The tradition of honor and legacy of valor that defined the life of retired Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” E. Cole were celebrated during a memorial service at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, April 18.
  • Maj. Gen. James Dawkins Jr., Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, shakes hands with Chief Master Sgt. Christy Peterson, Bomber Task Force Mission Support Group superintendent deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., after his arrival at RAF Fairford, England, April 4, 2019. Dawkins visited the base during a U.S. Strategic Command Bomber Task Force in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

    8th Air Force Commander visits Bomber Task Force in Europe

    Maj. Gen. James Dawkins Jr., 8th Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith, Eighth Air Force command chief, visited Airmen during a U.S. Strategic Command Bomber Task Force in Europe at RAF Fairford, April 4.
  • 2019 BTF comes to an end

    2019 BTF comes to an end

    More than 450 personnel and six B-52 Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, returned home following a short-term deployment to RAF Fairford, England, in support of U.S. Strategic Command’s Bomber Task Force in Europe, April 11, 2019. The BTF deployment enabled theater integration and training with joint partners, allied nations and other U.S. Air Force units, to further enhance bomber interoperability in the theater.
  • A B-52 Stratofortress bomber departs Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for a training mission, March 18, 2019.

    U.S. Air Force bombers fly coordinated missions from Indo-Pacific, Europe

    U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers launched from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and Royal Air Force Fairford, England, March 18 to conduct simultaneous theater familiarization training in the Indo-Pacific and Europe.

  • B-52 supports global operations

    A B-52 Stratofortress from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, flew to the U.S. European Command area of operations for a deployment to conduct theater integration and flying training. This aircraft will operate out of Royal Air Force Fairford, England. The deployment of strategic bombers to the U.K. helps exercise RAF Fairford as United States Air Forces in Europe’s forward operating location for bombers.
  • Cold take off

    Cold take off

    B-52H Stratofortress aircrafts prepare to takeoff at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. B-52s are ready to take off and drop nuclear bombs at a moments notice. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Heather Ley)
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