Share ArticleU.S. Air Force B-2 bombers teamed up with the U.K.’s Royal Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs to fly across Europe’s North Sea in a single-day exercise. The Bomber Task Force mission saw the Spirits hailing from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., join forces with the RAF’s fifth-generation fighters on Dec 13. Following the mission, one of the B-2s returned to Whiteman on the same day, and another landed at RAF Fairford. “Operating alongside RAF fifth-gen fighters enhances our strength through combined training.”The Air Force’s BTF deployments are part of long-planned exercises, independent from current global events. The B-1s returned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, in late November.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 15, 2023 17:19 UTC