Colonel KEITH J. BUTLER, Commander of the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri | Whiteman Air Force Base
Colonel KEITH J. BUTLER, Commander of the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri | Whiteman Air Force Base
A Bomber Task Force deployment of U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, Airmen, and support equipment from the 509th Bomb Wing and 131st Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, commenced at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, on August 16, 2024.
United States strategic bombers can operate in the Indo-Pacific region from a broad array of overseas and continental U.S. locations with significant operational resilience.
This deployment supports Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with allies, partners, and joint forces and strategic deterrence missions to reinforce the rules-based international order.
The Pacific Air Forces seek every opportunity to train alongside allies and partners to demonstrate interoperability and bolster collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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