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The B-52 Stratofortress has been a stalwart of the U.S. Air Force since the 1950s. From serving as the key component of our ...

The twelfth mission, TOWER BLOCKHOUSE, occurred on Friday. One of the B-52 bombers flew low over the Norwegian capital of Oslo while escorted by a pair of Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs.

That expeditionary squadron, which contains four B-52s, air crew and other airmen needed to support the bombers, deployed ...

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The B-52 is known for its distinctive layout of eight ... of time is one that doesn’t derail a training program or active mission. Given the cost of these operations, it’s a saving that ...

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And on Friday, a B-52 that is also part of the bomber task force conducted a low pass over Oslo, Norway as part of a mission dubbed Tower Blockhouse. That B-52 was escorted by two Norwegian F-35 ...