{"id":5285,"date":"2020-08-12T15:55:34","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T15:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/12\/b-2s-deploy-to-diego-garcia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T19:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T19:59:28","slug":"b-2s-deploy-to-diego-garcia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/08\/12\/b-2s-deploy-to-diego-garcia\/","title":{"rendered":"B-2s deploy to Diego Garcia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/08\/27\/b-2-stealth-bombers-deploy-to-europe\/\" target=_blank>B-2 Spirit stealth bombers<\/a> deployed to the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean Tuesday as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/03\/09\/b-2-bomber-task-force-deploys-to-portugal\/\" target=_blank>bomber task force<\/a> mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/06\/30\/despite-pandemic-air-force-continues-long-range-bomber-task-force-missions-in-europe\/\" target=_blank>B-2s<\/a>, from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, arrived at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia on Wednesday after a 29-hour sortie, Pacific Air Forces said in a release.<\/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\/2020\/05\/11\/show-of-force-during-coronavirus-all-3-types-of-usaf-bombers-fly-long-range-missions-to-europe\/\" 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=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-52-flight-STRATCOM-2.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\">Show of force during coronavirus: All 3 types of USAF bombers fly long-range missions to Europe<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Air Force sought to show it can deliver firepower around the world, even through mitigation efforts designed to limit the spread of coronavirus.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the release, task force commander Lt. 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