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Bomber Task Force Aircrew Flight Equipment

131st Bomb Wing

March 19, 2020 | 1:59

Airman 1st Class Alonza Garcia, aircrew flight equipment specialist, from the 509th Operation Support Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base shares details about how AFE supports the 110th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at RAF Fairford. Airman from the 131st and 509th Bomb Wings are deployed in support of Bomber Task Force Europe, which tests the readiness of the Airmen and equipment that support it, as well as their collective ability to operate at forward locations. U.S. Strategic Command routinely conducts such operations across the globe to demonstrate U.S. commitment to collective defense as these aircraft, Airmen and key support equipment from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, integrate with Geographic Combatant Command operations and activities. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Tech. Sgt. Colton Elliott)