Polar Lightning

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Senior Airman Louie E. Gaitan, 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron B-2 weapons load crew member, prepares munitions to be loaded on the B-2 Spirit. The Highland Falls, N.Y., native is deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from Whiteman AFB, Mo. The B-2 flew in Polar Lightning, a long distance training mission, from Andersen AFB to Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, and back. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher Bush)

Polar Lightning

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Senior Airman James Lowery, and Senior Airman Louie E. Gaitan, 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew members, open a B-2 Spirit weapons bay door before loading the aircraft with munitions. The Airmen are deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from Whiteman AFB, Mo. The B-2 flew in Polar Lightning, a long distance training mission, from Andersen AFB to Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, and back. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher Bush)

Stratofortress

ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A B-52 Stratofortress takes off here to participate in an exercise scenario. The aircraft, aircrew and maintenance personnel are deployed from Barksdale AFB, La., as part of the continuous bomber presence in the Pacific region. During their deployment here, the bomber squadron's participation in exercises will emphasize the U.S. bomber presence, demonstrating U.S. commitment to the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mahmoud Rasouliyan)

Andersen arrival

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – A B-52 Stratofortress arrives at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam following a 17-hour flight from its home unit at Barksdale AFB, La. Six B-52s from the 2nd Bomb Wing arrived in Guam this week as part of a scheduled rotation of bomber units into the Pacific theatre. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Don Perrien)