The flight consisted of two B-52Hs, two RAF Typhoon FGR4s and one Voyager aerial refueling aircraft. The bombers are involved in their first deployment in the Middle East since 2019, launched to deter Iran and its proxies. The conflict in the...
A B-52H Stratofortress from the 20th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., makes its initial landing at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, in support of Bomber Task Force Deployment 24-4, July 21, 2024. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman...
GROAT11 (61-0018) arriving at RAF Fairford on May 20, 2024 (Image credit: @Saint1Mil) This is something you don’t see too often: a B-52 on final performs a go-around because a U-2 hasn’t vacated the runway yet. On Monday May 20, 2024,...
File photo of a U.S. Air Force B-1B landing (USAF) With the arrival of two more B-1B Lancers, the deployment of Bomber Task Force 24-2 is now complete. Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess...
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, approaches the runway as it arrives for Bomber Task Force 24-2 at Luleå-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, Feb. 23, 2024. BTF operations provide U.S....