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to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale USSTRATCOM’s bomber force
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The mission, which was closely Air Force Fairford, England, where
coordinated with the Australian De- WKH\FRQGXFWHGWUDLQLQJÀLJKWVZLWK IHQVH'HSDUWPHQWXQL¿HGFRPEDWDQW cyberspace operations; joint elec- reconnaissance; combating weapons
partment of Defence, demonstrated ground and naval forces around the re- commands and is charged with stra- tronic warfare; global strike; missile of mass destruction; and analysis and
the United States’ ability to project gion and participated in multinational tegic deterrence; space operations; defense; intelligence, surveillance and targeting.
LWVÀH[LEOHORQJUDQJHJOREDOVWULNH exercises Baltic Operations 2015 and
capability and provided unique op- Saber Strike 2015 over international
portunities to synchronize strategic waters in the Baltic Sea and the ter-
activities and capabilities with a key ritory of the Baltic states and Poland.
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of operations. In May, two B-52s participated
alongside Jordanian forces in U.S.
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ways the U.S. demonstrates its com- Lion 2015. The mission consisted of
mitment to a stable and peaceful Indo- a nonstop, 30-plus-hour sortie from
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mand commander. “In addition to LQ$SULOIRXU%VÀHZURXQGWULS
strengthening aircrew skills and en- flights to both the Arctic and North
hancing their familiarity with operat- Sea regions. The training mission,
ing worldwide; combined training and Polar Growl, enabled bomber crews
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to improve our interoperability and and the Netherlands.
capability to respond to any potential
threat together.” B-52s also participated in NATO
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During the mission, the B-52s in- ber 2014, during which the bombers
tegrated with Royal Australian Air assisted in the exercise’s focus of vali-
Force ground forces in the region, dating the Spanish Maritime Force as
conducted an inert conventional the 2015 Maritime NATO Response
weapons drop on the Delamere Air Force.
Weapons Range and performed a low-
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