{"id":50860,"date":"2020-03-09T16:46:32","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T16:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/09\/b-2-bomber-task-force-deploys-to-portugal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:49:11","slug":"b-2-bomber-task-force-deploys-to-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/03\/09\/b-2-bomber-task-force-deploys-to-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"B-2 bomber task force deploys to Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A task force of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2016\/03\/09\/air-force-deploys-b-2-bombers-to-diego-garcia\/\" target=_blank>B-2 Spirit stealth bombers<\/a> arrived at Lajes Field in Portugal Monday as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/08\/27\/b-2-stealth-bombers-deploy-to-europe\/?utm_expid=.jFR93cgdTFyMrWXdYEtvgA.1&#038;utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F#jwvideo\" target=_blank>bomber task force<\/a> deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The B-2s are from the 509th Bomb Wing and the 131st BW at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/10\/24\/audio-suggests-engine-trouble-forced-b-2s-emergency-landing\/?utm_expid=.jFR93cgdTFyMrWXdYEtvgA.1&#038;utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F#jwvideo\" target=_blank>Whiteman Air Force Base<\/a> in Missouri, U.S. European Command said in a release. While in Europe, the bombers will operate out of various military installations in the EUCOM area of responsibility and conduct theater integration and flying training, the release said. EUCOM did not say how many B-2s deployed or how long they will be overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These strategic deployments to Europe allow bomber crews to familiarize themselves with the theater and demonstrate the United States\u2019 commitment to allies and partners, EUCOM said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/04\/16\/a-glimpse-of-deployments-to-come-largest-bomber-rotation-since-start-of-iraq-war-comes-home\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5189246.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">A glimpse of deployments to come? 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