A symbol to our allies & also to our adversaries

Oren Liebermann got a 1st-ever, operational look at what goes into a 33-hr B-52 mission—the iconic bomber remains a global sign of assurance to our allies, but also a credible deterrent to any adversaries

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ニュージーランド空軍 Royal NZ Air Force は、国連安保理決議により禁止されている北朝鮮籍船舶の瀬取りを含む違法な海上活動に対して、４月中旬から５月上旬までの間、哨戒機Ｐ－８Ａを派遣し、6度目となる警戒監視を行います。
#防衛省・自衛隊 　 #ニュージーランド

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USAF WC-135R 64-14836 ATOM36 departed Offutt on a routine baseline collection mission over the US West Coast.

USAF WC-135R 64-14829 CARL18 departed Kadena on an East China Sea mission.

USAF WC-135R 64-14829 MINTY68 operating on task over the Sea of Okhotsk.

APR 2: JASDF fighters scrambled to intercept 2x RuAF Tu-95s & 2x Su-30s over the Sea of Japan.

Interestingly, JASDF did not take any photos in-air of the RuAF aircraft. Perhaps the aircraft turned away before JASDF could intercept?

#BUTCH 11 flt (2x #B52 ) continued its flight over the Pacific heading NE.
However, BUTCH 12 separated and headed to PGUA.
PEARL 15 #AE04E0
PEARL 16 #AE085A
as #PEARL 15 flt (PGUA - RJTY) and
PEARL 18 #AE07B6 ?
provided the AR in the Fukuoka FIR.

USAF RC-135S 61-2662 NOMAD96 departed Elmendorf for a Bering Sea mission.

USAF RC-135S 61-2662 EMBER19 & 61-2663 LENIX15 departed Elmendorf heading westbound.

USAF KC-135Rs PEARL81 & 82 will provide AR.

USAF WC-135R 64-14829 KIKI59 departed Kadena and proceeded operational over the Tsushima Strait, likely a Sea of Japan mission.

#MYLAR 11 flt (2x #B52 ?) are flying towards Korean peninsula and back to Anchorage FIR.

PEARL 42 #AE047E
PEARL 44 #AE0488
as #PEARL 42 flt and
PEARL 41 #AE0150
made a round trip out of RODN for AR in the Fukuoka FIR.

Aircraft Spots thanks for the supporting info.

USAF WC-135R 64-14829 KIKI59 on task over the Tsushima Strait at FL235.

#B2 #MALT11 passed N44W020 1403z, from KOPAS AR with #KC135 's #AE0264 #AE04C4 as #LAGR75 -76 out of Mildenhall

#E6 #AE0412 #SOUR16 oceanic clearance to ETAR (Ramstein) HOIST N57W050 N58W040 N58W030 N58W020 GOMUP GINGA, FL270 M.76

#B1 's(?) #COST (?)11 estimate N44W023 1250z, N4330W022 next, than AR with ' #LAGR flight'

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Hiked up for some incredible shots of the awesome 509th Bomb Wing B-2 Spirit (93-1086) Rose Bowl flyover today. More below! 🇺🇸 🦅 📐 📸

Death11 a b-2 doing the flyover to open the rose parade

A high priority refueling mission is taking place over the Atlantic currently. KRNGL21 has declared MARSA with SANTA01 for random aerial refueling. #NKAWTG !