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Team Whiteman supports strategic deterrence operations in Australia

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit, assigned to 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, lands at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, in support of a Bomber Task Force, July 25, 2022. The BTF will employ the B-2 to conduct joint training and strategic deterrence missions alongside Allies and partners in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)
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Team Whiteman supports strategic deterrence operations in Australia

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit taxis at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, during a Bomber Task Force mission, July 25, 2022. Together with Allies and partners, the United States is dedicated to maintaining a region comprised of nations that adhere to the international rule of law. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)
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Team Whiteman supports strategic deterrence operations in Australia

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit taxis prior to a Bomber Task Force mission at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, July 25, 2022. U.S Indo-Pacific Command routinely and visibly demonstrates our commitment to Allies and partners through the employment of military forces, showcasing strategic predictability while becoming operationally unpredictable to adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)
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Team Whiteman supports strategic deterrence operations in Australia

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit lands at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, during a Bomber Task Force mission, July 25, 2022. BTF missions demonstrate the credibility of U.S. forces to address a complex and uncertain security environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)
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U.S. Air Force Airmen train alongside RAAF Allies, enhance partnerships

U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to the 131st and 509th Bomb Wings, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, perform post-flight maintenance on a U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit from the 509th BW at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, in support of a Bomber Task Force training exercise, July 12, 2022. The BTF will employ the B-2 to conduct joint training and strategic deterrence missions alongside Allies and partners in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)
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U.S. Air Force Airmen train alongside RAAF Allies, enhance partnerships

U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to the 509th and 131st Bomb Wings perform post-flight maintenance on a U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit, assigned to the 509th BW, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, in support of a Bomber Task Force training exercise, July 12, 2022. The BTF will employ the B-2 to conduct joint training and strategic deterrence missions alongside Allies and partners in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)
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U.S. Air Force Airmen train alongside RAAF Allies, enhance partnerships

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit, assigned to 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, lands at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, in support of a Bomber Task Force training exercise, July 12, 2022. The BTF will employ the B-2 to conduct joint training and strategic deterrence missions alongside Allies and partners in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)
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U.S. Air Force Airmen train alongside RAAF Allies, enhance partnerships

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit, assigned to 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, lands at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, in support of a Bomber Task Force training exercise, July 12, 2022. The BTF will employ the B-2 to conduct joint training and strategic deterrence missions alongside Allies and partners in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)
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U.S. Air Force Airmen train alongside RAAF Allies, enhance partnerships

Two U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, arrive in support of a Bomber Task Force training exercise at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, July 10, 2022. The bomber aircraft deployed as part of a rotational Bomber Task Force, supporting the Enhanced Air Cooperation Initiative under the Force Posture Agreement between the United States and Australia. The BTF will employ the B-2 to conduct training missions and strategic deterrence missions with Allies, partners and joint forces in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)
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Increasing interoperability: B-2s, B-1s join US Marine Corps, Australian Defence Forces in combined exercise

A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, prepares to take off in support of a Bomber Task Force mission, at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, Aug. 23, 2020. As part of their BTF deployment, the B-2s participated in a combined United States-Australia exercise with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and Australian Defence Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)
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Increasing interoperability: B-2s, B-1s join US Marine Corps, Australian Defence Forces in combined exercise

A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, lands at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, in support a Bomber Task Force deployment, Aug. 15, 2020. As part of their BTF deployment, the B-2s participated in a combined United States-Australia exercise with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and Australian Defence Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Michael Hardy)
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Increasing interoperability: B-2s, B-1s join US Marine Corps, Australian Defence Forces in combined exercise

A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, takes off at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, in support a Bomber Task Force mission, August 26, 2020. BTF missions allow U.S. Strategic Command to provide persistent, long-term bomber presence to aid in U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. As part of their BTF deployment, the B-2s participated in a combined United States-Australia exercise with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin and Australian Defence Forces. During the exercise, MRF-D and ADF Joint Terminal Attack Controllers coordinated airstrikes with U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers and B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)
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Increasing interoperability: B-2s, B-1s join US Marine Corps, Australian Defence Forces in combined exercise

A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, taxis for take off at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, in support of a Bomber Task Force mission, August 26, 2020. BTF missions allow U.S. Strategic Command to provide persistent, long-term bomber presence to aid in U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. As part of their BTF deployment, the B-2s participated in a combined United States-Australia exercise with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin and Australian Defence Forces. During the exercise, MRF-D and ADF Joint Terminal Attack Controllers coordinated airstrikes with U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers and B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)
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Increasing interoperability: B-2s, B-1s join US Marine Corps, Australian Defence Forces in combined exercise

A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, sits on the flight line of Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, in support a Bomber Task Force deployment, Aug. 24, 2020. As part of their BTF deployment, the B-2s participated in a combined United States-Australia exercise with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and Australian Defence Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)
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393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron paves way for Dynamic Force Employment

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dakota Gill, Staff Sgt. Robert Sheridan and Senior Airman Dylan Winslow, 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron communications support team, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, trouble shoot communication network connectivity to U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command’s first mobile operations center during a deployment to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, August 20, 2020. Air Force Global Strike Command’s development of the mobile operations center is based on the National Defense Strategy’s objective to build lethality, strengthen alliances and streamline processes. Once implemented across AFGSC, the mobile operations center will allow commanders across the world to employ bomber forces to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific and ability of AFGSC to deliver lethal, ready, long-range strike options anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)
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393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron paves way for Dynamic Force Employment

Two pilots assigned to the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, watch a B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber fly over from U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command’s first mobile operations center during a deployment to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, August 24, 2020. Air Force Global Strike Command’s development of the mobile operations center is based on the National Defense Strategy’s objective to build lethality, strengthen alliances and streamline processes. Once implemented across AFGSC, the mobile operations center will allow commanders across the world to employ bomber forces to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific and ability of AFGSC to deliver lethal, ready, long-range strike options anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)
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393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron paves way for Dynamic Force Employment

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Patrick Corbin, 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron communications support team, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Senior Airman Brandon Kester, 374th Communication Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, set up a statelite link to U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command’s first mobile operations center during a deployment to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, August 20, 2020. Air Force Global Strike Command’s development of the mobile operations center is based on the National Defense Strategy’s objective to build lethality, strengthen alliances and streamline processes. Once implemented across AFGSC, the mobile operations center will allow commanders across the world to employ bomber forces to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific and ability of AFGSC to deliver lethal, ready, long-range strike options anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)
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Maintaining bomber lethality, readiness during COVID-19

U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber pilots and maintainers assigned to the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, pose for a photo after a flying mission at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, to support a Bomber Task Force mission, Aug. 17, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command units regularly conduct training with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. USSTRATCOM Bomber Task Force missions help maintain global stability and security while enabling units to become familiar with operations in different regions.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)
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Maintaining bomber lethality, readiness during COVID-19

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Samuel Medina, Staff Sgt. Mark Farrar, and Senior Airman Robert Witkowski, maintainers assigned to the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, prepare to marshal a B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, to support a bomber task force mission, Aug. 17, 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, deployed members actively employed social distancing measures and mask wearing in order to continue operating U.S. Strategic Command’s dynamic force employment missions in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)
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US demonstrates airpower in Indo-Pacific region with simultaneous bomber missions

A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, takes-off from Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, to support a Bomber Task Force mission, Aug. 17, 2020. Bomber Task Force missions allow U.S. Strategic Command to provide persistent, long-term bomber presence to aid in U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. Over the course of 24 hours, four B-1B Lancers, two B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers, and four F-15C Eagles conducted Bomber Task Force missions simultaneously within the Indo-Pacific region. Pacific Air Forces routinely conducts BTF operations to show the United States’ commitment to allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)
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