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    Diego Garcia combat mission [Image 15 of 15]

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    Diego Garcia combat mission

    DIEGO GARCIA, BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

    04.16.2025

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Hetlage 

    509th Bomb Wing   

    U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft are maintained on the flightline during a combat deployment at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, April 16, 2025. Six B-2s and approximately 250 personnel deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri as the 393d Expeditionary Bomb Squadron to conduct operations. The KC-135s assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing from Fairchild AFB, Washington supported the B-2s.The deployment was the largest deployment of B-2s in its history demonstrating U.S. global strike capabilities anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Hetlage)

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    Date Taken: 04.16.2025
    Date Posted: 12.10.2025 15:12
    Photo ID: 9434417
    VIRIN: 250416-F-SZ986-1382
    Resolution: 7403x4935
    Size: 1.81 MB
    Location: DIEGO GARCIA, IO

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