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ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – B-52 Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing from Minot Air Force Base landed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, a
Maintainers wait with bated breath for the B-1 to clear the runway. They have crossed fingers, rubbed crucifixes, and shook chicken bones.
Their deployment to Andersen Air Force Base is part of Pacific Air Forces’ ongoing Bomber Task Force missions, which project American military presence into the region to “influence and dissuade aggression from adversaries or competitors,” according to the release.
B-52 Stratofortress bombers have deployed to Guam as part of a large-scale strategic deterrence mission in the Indo-Pacific region.
US B-52 bombers deployed from North Dakota landed in Guam at the end of January to support "strategic deterrence" in the Indo-Pacific region, according to a Pacific Air Forces release on Thursday.