{"id":24777,"date":"2020-09-08T21:16:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T21:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/09\/08\/b-52s-train-with-african-air-forces-plan-maritime-exercise-with-the-carrier-teddy-roosevelt\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:42:44","slug":"b-52s-train-with-african-air-forces-plan-maritime-exercise-with-the-carrier-teddy-roosevelt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/09\/08\/b-52s-train-with-african-air-forces-plan-maritime-exercise-with-the-carrier-teddy-roosevelt\/","title":{"rendered":"B-52s train with African air forces, plan maritime exercise with the destroyer Roosevelt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B-52 Stratofortress<\/a> bombers supporting U.S. Africa Command<\/a> began flying alongside fighters from allies in North Africa Monday in a series of interoperability training missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two B-52s in the Bomber Task Force Mission, including at least one from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, flew alongside four F-16s from the Moroccan air force Monday, according to an AFRICOM<\/a> release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, two B-52s trained with a pair of F-5s from the Tunisian air force, another release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur ability to conduct these missions with our African partners enhances our interoperability and collective responsiveness to ensure security and stability prevails within the African continent,\u201d U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Bradford Gering, deputy director of operations for AFRICOM, said in the Tuesday release. \u201cIt is a way for our bilateral forces to demonstrate our cooperative resolve against malign actors and in support of regional prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t