B-52S在斯堪的纳维亚国家训练北约支持

轰炸机还飞越瑞典议会,以纪念加入北约的国家周年纪念日。

来源:美国国防新闻网__空军
周二,一对B-52H Stratoortresses在瑞典武器系列进行了练习,在瑞典武器范围内进行了练习,然后飞越全国议会,以纪念瑞典加入北约的周年纪念。 The Swedish fighters escorted the B-52s to Vidsel Test Range, where the bombers released GBU-30 joint direct attack munitions.Joint terminal attack controllers from both the U.S. and Swedish militaries were on the ground supporting the drops, the Air Force said, and helped the forces practice how air and ground units work together with one another to deliver precision strikes.Vidsel is located about 580 miles north of Stockholm, and is the欧洲最大的土地试验场。空军说,这是B-52S自去年加入北约以来的B-52S首次实时武器。AB-52H Stratofortress在周五在挪威的挪威F-35战斗机陪同下,挪威越过挪威的奥斯陆。 B-52本周与斯堪的纳维亚国家的空军一起进行了公共飞行,以表示对北约盟友的支持。 (Norwegian Armed Forces)The B-52s and their crew are deployed to RAF Fairford in England as part of the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron’s Bomber Task Force 25-2 deployment.That expeditionary squadron, which contains four B-52s, air crew and other airmen needed to support the bombers, deployed from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota in February to train alongside NATO该地区的盟友和合作伙伴。维京星云是这位轰炸机工作队完成的第11次行动。周五,B-52也是轰炸机工作队的一部分,作为一名被宣教的塔塔街区(Tower Blockhouse)的一部分。那个B-52由两名挪威F-35战斗机陪同。空军经常在临时部署(作为轰炸机工作队的一部分)通过欧洲旋转B-52,以阻止俄罗斯侵略并表现出美国的承诺