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    Strategic deterrence is a daily occurrence

    Strategic deterrence is a daily occurrence

    Photo By Staff Sgt. Jovan Banks | A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC)...... read more read more

    WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, MO., MO, UNITED STATES

    10.31.2016

    Story by Senior Airman Joel Pfiester 

    509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

    “Exercises like GT17 are an opportunity for us to demonstrate to our higher headquarters, our allies and our adversaries how we effectively and efficiently execute our nation’s most important strategic mission,” said Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets IV, the 509th Bomb Wing commander. “Thanks to the efforts of our fully integrated total force team, we clearly validated our safe, secure, effective and ready strategic deterrent capabilities here.”
    The scenario for GT17 integrated a variety of strategic threats to the U.S. and assessed many of the USSTRATCOM forces that are available to geographic combatant commanders, including space; cyber; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; global strike; and ballistic missile defense assets.
    In response to the scenario, Team Whiteman, which is comprised of active-duty Airmen as well as Air National guardsmen, generated numerous B-2 Spirit aircraft throughout the exercise in support of USSTRATCOM objectives.
    Because of the B-2 Spirit’s unique and pivotal capabilities, Team Whiteman trains daily to ensure its operational readiness. The B-2, which is maintained and operated by Team Whiteman, is one of the key aircraft used to support USSTRATCOM’s global strike and bomber assurance and deterrence missions. Its stealth capabilities provide U.S. decision makers the capability to deter strategic attacks and, if necessary, penetrate the most secure defense systems to rapidly deliver its payload when called upon by the President and Secretary of Defense.
    “Brig. Gen. Tibbets and I are incredibly proud of the way our total force team performed during GT17,” said Col. Kenneth Eaves, the 131st Bomb Wing commander. “Once again, we proved why our team is America’s premier bomber force.”

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    Date Taken: 10.31.2016
    Date Posted: 11.02.2016 16:52
    Story ID: 213638
    Location: WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, MO., MO, US

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