U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses conducted flights from RAF Fairford, England, to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland on March 25, 2019, to train with NATO Joint Terminal Attack Controllers.
In Latvia, the B-52 released inert training munitions as part of air-to-ground Close Air Support training with the JTACS.
The flights also allowed aircrews to conduct theater familiarization and to demonstrate U.S. commitment to allies and partners through the global employment of our military forces. U.S. Strategic Command regularly tests and evaluates the readiness of strategic assets to ensure we are able to honor our security commitments.
The B-52s, part of the Bomber Task Force currently deployed to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility, are from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The aircraft arrived in theater on March 14-15 and are temporarily operating out of RAF Fairford.
For more information, contact U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa Public Affairs at +49 06371-47-6558 or e-mail usafepao.pao@us.af.mil.