It's right there

Crew chiefs from the 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform preflight checks on a B-52 Stratofortress July 2, 2013, on the Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, flightline. Members of the 36th EAMXS are deployed here from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to provide maintenance support to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marianique Santos/Released)

PHOTO ESSAY: On the way to launch

Published July 2, 2013
By Airman 1st Class Marianique Santos
36th Wing Public Affairs

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Airmen from the 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, deployed here from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., work night and day to make sure B-52 Stratofortresses are ready for missions in support of the Continuous Bomber Presence.

The CBP is an ongoing effort by the Pacific Air Forces to show the United States' commitment to the security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region.

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