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    Minot’s mighty B-52 takes arctic defense to new heights

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    07.17.2024

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Hannah Strobel 

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson   

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Gian Gomez, a weapons system officer and Staff Sgt. Randy Davis, a flying crew chief from the 69th Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., return to the B-52 Stratotanker for takeoff July 17, 2024 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Two B-52s and crews participated in exercise Arctic Defender, a German Air Force-led exercise that provides a unique opportunity to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases and is part of several exercises under Pacific Skies 24. Pacific Skies is a combination of several exercises in the Indo-Pacific theater in which German, French and Spanish air forces participate with U.S. forces.

    (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hannah Strobel)

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    Date Taken: 07.17.2024
    Date Posted: 07.19.2024 22:48
    Photo ID: 8539668
    VIRIN: 240717-F-DN249-1100
    Resolution: 6048x4024
    Size: 998.25 KB
    Location: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US

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