A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron takes off at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Oct. 11, 2021. The 9th EBS conducted a Bomber Task Force training mission where they utilized Agile Combat Employment through the execution of a hot pit refueling at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany after integrating with allied Joint Terminal Attack Controllers during a routine weapons training in the Baltic Sea region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Hollowell)
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana., lands at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of a Bomber Task Force deployment, Feb. 8, 2021. BTF deployments familiarize aircrew and supporting units with air bases and operations in different Geographic Combatant Commands areas of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob M. Thompson)
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 21.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conduct a safety of use memorandum (SOUM) on an assault amphibious vehicle in preparation for Exercise Reindeer II, Reindeer I, and Joint Viking in Setermoen, Norway, Nov. 19, 2020. The SOUM test assessed the watertight integrity of AAV’s hull on a submerged ramp and is part of a continuing effort to ensure the equipment is safe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Chockey)
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 21.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, poses for a portrait during Exercise Reindeer II in Setermoen, Norway, Nov. 26, 2020. Reindeer II is a bilateral training exercise hosted by the Norwegian military to increase support capabilities between NATO allies in extreme conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Chockey)
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 21.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, scan for adversary tanks with M41A7 TOW Saber Systems during Exercise Reindeer II in Setermoen, Norway, Nov. 25, 2020. Reindeer II is a bilateral training exercise hosted by the Norwegian military to increase support capabilities between NATO allies in extreme conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Chockey)
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe 21.1 (MRF-E), Marine Forces Europe and Africa (MFEA), patrol in the snow during Exercise Reindeer II in Setermoen, Norway, Nov. 25, 2020. Reindeer II was a bilateral training exercise hosted by the Norwegian military to increase support capabilities between NATO allies in extreme conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Patrick King)
A 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron pilot prepares to board a B-1B Lancer at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Nov. 1, 2021. Two B-1’s integrated with Norwegian Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft and Joint Terminal Attack Controllers over the Arctic region during a Bomber Task Force Europe mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Hollowell)
A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, prepares to land at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Nov. 1, 2021. The B-1B's synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is capable of tracing, targeting and engaging moving vehicles as well as self-targeting and terrain-following modes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Josiah Brown)
U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrive at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, Nov. 1, 2021, in support of operation Castle Forge, a U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa-led joint, multinational training event. The Strike Eagles will spend the next several days training at the Bulgarian Air Force facility, continuing Castle Forge’s objective of affirming U.S. commitment to NATO allies in the Black Sea region (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Andrew Layton).
U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrive at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, Nov. 1, 2021, in support of operation Castle Forge, a U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa-led joint, multinational training event. The Strike Eagles will spend the next several days training at the Bulgarian Air Force facility, continuing Castle Forge’s objective of affirming U.S. commitment to NATO allies in the Black Sea region (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Andrew Layton).
U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrive at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, Nov. 1, 2021, in support of operation Castle Forge, a U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa-led joint, multinational training event. The Strike Eagles will spend the next several days training at the Bulgarian Air Force facility, continuing Castle Forge’s objective of affirming U.S. commitment to NATO allies in the Black Sea region (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Andrew Layton).