Tag: B-52

77th, 340th USAF WEAPONS SCHOOLS INTEGRATE COMBAT SKILLSETS

A B-52H Stratofortress takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 23 during Northern Edge 2009. The exercise is one in a series of U.S. Pacific Command exercises that prepare joint forces to respond to crises in the region. The B-52 is assigned to Barksdale AFB, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

Sourced : Barksdale Air Force Base By Senior Airman Curt Beach, 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs From 28,000 feet above the Gulf of Mexico, B-52 Stratofortress pilots Capt. Lance Adsit and Lt. Col. Erik Johnson look out their cockpit window to see a fellow bomber aircraft soaring through the clouds to their right; two B-1… Continue reading 77th, 340th USAF WEAPONS SCHOOLS INTEGRATE COMBAT SKILLSETS

U.S UPS PRESSURE ON ISIS WITH FIRST B-52 BOMBER STRIKE

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- A B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., drops live ordnance over the Nevada Test and Training Range near here May 12 during an Air Force firepower demonstration. The demonstration showcases the Air Force's air and space capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

Sourced : AFP The US Air Force for the first time deployed a B-52 bomber against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Pentagon said Wednesday as it ramps up a 20-month campaign to smash the jihadists. The bombing mission, in which a hulking B-52 destroyed a weapons storage facility south of Mosul,… Continue reading U.S UPS PRESSURE ON ISIS WITH FIRST B-52 BOMBER STRIKE

THE U.S IS SENDING B-52s TO QATAR TO PUMMEL ISIS

U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 9, 2016 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate Da’esh and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community, and as needed in the region. The B-52 offers diverse capabilities including the delivery of precision weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)

Sourced : Business Insider The US Air Force two deployed B-52 bombers to Qatar on Saturday to join the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the first time they have been based in the Middle East since the end of the Gulf War in 1991. US Air Forces Central Command said it last… Continue reading THE U.S IS SENDING B-52s TO QATAR TO PUMMEL ISIS