The first European BTF deployment of the new financial year kicked off at Morón Air Base, Spain, on Nov. 8 with the arrival of three B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers.

Three aircraft from the 2nd Bomb Wing (BW) at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, transited across the Atlantic as CAGER 11, 12, and 13, supported by U.S. based KC-46 Pegasus and KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft. Contents The first European BTF deployment of the new financial year kicked off at Morón Air Base, Spain, on Nov. 8 with the arrival of three B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers. Mock Intercepts Japanese BTF

Part of a routine and pre-planned Bomber Task Force (BTF) deployment, the bombers will use Morón as a forward staging post for a variety of missions across Europe, Africa, and the Middl

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