B-2 Strategic Bombers in Australia

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Two U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, fly alongside two Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs July 18, 2022, over Royal Australia Air Force Base Curtin, Australia, during exercise Koolendong 22. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. service members and Australian Defence Force personnel. The B-2 Bomber Task Force deployment to Australia conducted joint training and missions alongside Allies and partners in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (Photo: U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant Dylan Nuckolls)

Two U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, fly alongside Royal Australian Air Force E-7A and F/A-18 aircraft in August 2022, while returning to the U.S. after a one-month Bomber Task Force deployment to Amberley, Australia. The B-2 BTF deployment included joint training missions alongside Australian Allies and other partners in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (Photo: Courtesy of Royal Australian Air Force)

U.S. Air Force airmen, assigned to the 131st and 509th Bomb Wings, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, perform a hot-pit refuel of a B-2 Spirit strategic bomber with a Royal Australian Air Force Hydrant Cart at RAAF Base Amberley, Australia, July 13, 2022. The B-2 Bomber Task Force conducted joint training and missions alongside Allies and partners in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (Photo: U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant Dylan Nuckolls)

U.S. Navy Admiral John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, talks with Royal Australian Air Force Air Commodore David Paddison, commander of Combat Support Group, during a visit to the B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force deployment at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, July 30, 2022. The bomber aircraft deployed as part of a rotational BTF, supporting the Enhanced Air Cooperation Initiative under the Force Posture Agreement between the United States and Australia. (Photo: U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant Dylan Nuckolls)

A Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) extends the boom to refuel a U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit above the Paciﬁc Ocean August 5, 2022. Bilateral training missions enhance joint and multilateral readiness, allowing U.S. Indo-Paciﬁc Command to respond to any potential crisis in the region alongside Allies and partners in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (Photo: U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant Nick Wilson)

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