A B-52 Stratofortress from the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron takes off July 24 from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The B-52s completed 10 sorties flying more than 110 hours while participating in Talisman Saber 2009, a joint and coalition exercise that ran July 15 through 24. The B-52s are deployed from Barksdale AFB, La., to support Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region.


A B-52 Stratofortress from the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron takes off July 24 from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The B-52s completed 10 sorties flying more than 110 hours while participating in Talisman Saber 2009, a joint and coalition exercise that ran July 15 through 24. The B-52s are deployed from Barksdale AFB, La., to support Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region.


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