‘FORTRESS HAIL’ mission bolsters U.S. lethality alongside NATO Allies
8:25 AM3/7/2025
A Finnish Air Force F/A-18C Hornet integrates with a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft in support of Bomber Task Force 25-2 mission FORTRESS HAIL on March 06, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooklyn Golightly)
BTF 24-4 is one of several exercises and military activities, under multiple combatant commands, which enables the U.S. joint force to train with Allies and partners and improve shared understanding, trust, and interoperability on security challenges across the globe.
U.S. bombers complete latest European Bomber Task Force deployment
12:02 PM7/31/2024
Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft completed a first-ever deployment to Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, by returning to their home-station at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 27, 2024.
U.S. bombers arrive in Sweden for Bomber Task Force 24-2
2:23 PM2/23/2024
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, arrived in Luleå-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, for Bomber Task Force 24-2, Feb. 23, 2024.