{"id":32094,"date":"2022-02-22T18:03:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T18:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/22\/b-52s-complete-bomber-task-force-mission-with-czech-fighter-jets\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:51:26","slug":"b-52s-complete-bomber-task-force-mission-with-czech-fighter-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2022\/02\/22\/b-52s-complete-bomber-task-force-mission-with-czech-fighter-jets\/","title":{"rendered":"B-52s complete bomber task force mission with Czech fighter jets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air Force B-52 Stratofortress jets participated in a NATO Allied Air Command bomber task force mission alongside fighter aircraft from the Czech Republic this week, conducting bilateral and theater familiarization operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The B-52\u2032s landed in the Czech Republic Feb. 21, practicing quick-turn sortie generation, a maneuver in which pilots and air crew shut off aircraft engines, repack parachutes and refuel for quick-mission turn around capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Czech fighters flew alongside the U.S. bombers, escorting the aircraft and participating in other maneuvers supporting allied and partner interoperability and training objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/ac.nato.int\/archive\/2022\/czech-fighters-accomplish-bomber-task-force-mission-with-us-b52s\" target=\"_blank\">NATO Allied Air Command press release<\/a> announcing the mission, conducting these pre-flight maneuvers from different locations allows NATO crews and aircraft to launch from a diverse array of allied airfields, extending the Alliance\u2019s range of operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOperations like these truly enhance our interoperability with our Allies and partners,\u201d commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Gen. Jeff Harrigian, said in the press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re baking-in the necessary skills so it increases our combined capabilities and readiness while allowing flexible and agile options for Allied bombers to respond to any changes in the operational environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. forces have been participating in a number of NATO air missions as the conflict between Ukraine and Russia steadily escalates, ranging from air policing missions in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/01\/26\/seymour-johnson-f-15es-arrive-in-baltics-for-nato-air-policing-mission\/?contentQuery=%7B%22section%22%3A%22%2Fhome%22%2C%22exclude%22%3A%22%2Fflashpoints%22%2C%22from%22%3A125%2C%22size%22%3A10%7D&#038;contentFeatureId=f0fmoahPVC2AbfL-2-1-8\" target=\"_blank\">Estonia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/01\/05\/us-f-16s-head-to-poland-to-strengthen-nato-air-policing-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\">Poland<\/a> to American spy planes, including RQ-4 Global Hawk drones and RC-135V\/W Rivet Joints, routinely patrolling the regional airspace for the last few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/02\/11\/more-us-military-jets-turn-to-east-europe-as-possible-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-looms\/\" target=\"_blank\">Additional U.S. B-52 bombers arrived at England\u2019s RAF Fairford<\/a> Feb. 10 for a previously planned European rotation, as aircraft continue to jump around the region. American fighter jets stationed elsewhere on the continent have also moved farther east, including squadrons from Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany and RAF Lakenheath in England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/outlook\/2022\/01\/14\/ukraine-russia-sanctions-nato-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jan. 14 op-ed for the Washington Post<\/a>, Wesley Clark \u2014 the retired four-star Army general who served as NATO\u2019s supreme allied commander from 1997 to 2000 \u2014 suggested that U.S. and NATO air forces even needed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/02\/19\/us-air-force-would-face-tough-choices-in-russian-air-assault-on-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">further increase their reactions to the conflict.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clark recommended dispatching NATO air assets to Romania, Bulgaria and Poland as a precaution, in addition to Eurofighters and foreign F-15 and F-16 fighter jet models already policing NATO airspace. \u2014 ideally to deter Russian military planes. 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