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Submitted photo US Air Force 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs from Minot Air Force Base check a 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress’s engine while pre-flying the jet in preparation for a flyover over Sweden during a Bomber Task Force mission at RAF Fairford, England, on Aug. 27, shown in this US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael A. Richmond. The 23AMU provides routine maintenance for all B-52s sent to support this bomber task force and is one of many critical support units that make the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron’s mission possible. US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, airmen and support equipment from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot AFB arrived in US European Command’s area of responsibility to train with US allies and partners on August 18. The aircraft operates from RAF Fairford.
Submitted photo 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit Crew Chiefs Staff Sgt. Justin Thibodeau, left, Airman 1st Class Riley Johansen and Airman 1st Class Peter Olandez stand alongside 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron aircrew before preparing a 23EBS B-52H Stratofortress for a Bomber Task Force mission to Sweden at RAF Fairford, UK on August 27 . , shown in this US Air Force photo by Senior Airman MIchael A. Richmond. Bomber missions demonstrate the credibility of US forces in maintaining a global security environment that is more diverse and insecure than at any other time in our history.