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Jul 2020
Revolutionizing Aircrew training through virtual reality
The Virtual Reality Procedures Trainer, released during a milestone demonstration of its capabilities on July 7 at StrikeWerx in Bossier City, Louisiana, may even change the entire Air Force bomber community’s approach to training.
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Jul 2020
Air Force, Navy exercise Dynamic Force Employment in Indo-Pacific
During the mission, the B-52 aircrew tested and assessed command and control capabilities to inform the development of contested and degraded communication tactics, techniques and procedures to ensure seamless joint interoperability.
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Jun 2020
SecAF visits Arnold AFB to view developmental test capabilities
The visit highlighted the contribution of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex team to a variety of national priority test missions such as nuclear modernization, flight vehicle aerodynamics, aero propulsion, hypersonic and space systems.
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Feb 2020
US, Japan bomber-fighter integration showcases alliance, global power projection
U.S. Strategic Command’s bomber forces conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions around the world.
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Jun 2019
Air Force conducts successful hypersonic weapon flight test
The U.S. Air Force successfully conducted the first flight test of its AGM-183A Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, on a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft on June 12 at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
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Jun 2019
Best with what they’ve got: A new life for old parts
One detachment at Barksdale Air Force Base has developed a way to take those unusable parts and create hands-on training opportunities for maintainers.
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Jun 2019
Bomber Task Force Participates in Joint Exercise with Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group
The operations emphasize joint force integration and interoperability within the Department of Defense.
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Apr 2019
2019 BTF comes to an end
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.
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Mar 2019
Bombers fly coordinated missions from Indo-Pacific, Europe
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.
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Mar 2019
U.S. Air Force B-52s deploy to Europe
A Bomber Task Force deployment of B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, Airmen and support equipment from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, have arrived in the U.S. European Command area of operations for a deployment to conduct theater integration and flying training.
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Feb 2019
Conventional Rotary Launcher upgrade tested
An upgrade to the B-52 Stratofortress and the Conventional Rotary Launcher was tested, Feb. 11. The change is designed to increase mission flexibility and make the B-52 more lethal in a combat environment.
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Jul 2018
20th EBS aid in rescue off coast of Guam
The B-52 is world-famous for its long-range capabilities, but during a routine flight near Guam June 25, 2018, crew members with the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and deployed to Andersen AFB, were tasked with a unique situation: to use their aircraft’s versatility in the search and rescue of a lost local vessel with six passengers onboard.
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May 2018
Air Force selects locations for B-21 aircraft
The Air Force announced that the B-21 Raider will replace B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit aircraft at three existing bomber bases beginning in the mid-2020s.
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Apr 2018
BLUE Episode 24: The Bombers
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) – With the ability to carry almost any weapon the Air Force has to
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Feb 2018
Air Force outlines future of bomber force
The Air Force outlined plans for its bomber fleet in its Fiscal Year 2019 President’s Budget Request February 12, 2019.
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