{"id":63875,"date":"2022-08-22T20:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T20:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/08\/22\/b-52s-flying-bomber-task-force-missions-over-europe\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:10:53","slug":"b-52s-flying-bomber-task-force-missions-over-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/08\/22\/b-52s-flying-bomber-task-force-missions-over-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"B-52s flying bomber task force missions over Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least two American B-52H Stratofortress bombers are deployed to RAF Fairford, England, for another rotation through Europe as the Russo-Ukrainian war hits the six-month mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bombers arrived Aug. 18 from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, the Air Force said in a release the same day. This is the second B-52 deployment to Fairford so far this year, following a two-month trip that ended in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The jets, which can carry nuclear weapons, aim to deter Russian aggression toward Europe and improve cooperation with NATO forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/08\/02\/nato-fortifies-eastern-europes-defenses-under-new-air-shielding-mission\/\" 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=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q75-1-3.jpg-3.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\">NATO fortifies Eastern Europe\u2019s defenses under new \u2018air shielding\u2019 mission<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Stronger air and missile defenses will remain in place in Eastern Europe for the long run, a NATO official said last month.<\/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\">\u201cOur ultimate strength in the European area of operations is \u2026 our ability to train and operate with our allies and partners,\u201d U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander Air Force Gen. James Hecker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the way into England, B-52 crews practiced coordinated operations by flying alongside Norwegian and Swedish military aircraft. The jets also visited southeastern Europe on Monday, flying low over North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Croatia in a show of commitment to NATO allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"629\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-52_Macedonia.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-52_Macedonia.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-52_Macedonia.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-52_Macedonia.jpg.jpg?resize=768,403 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-52_Macedonia.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,537 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber flies over North Macedonia&#8217;s capital, Skopje, on Aug. 22. Two B-52 Stratofortresses assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron, operating out of RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, conducted low approach flyovers in southeastern Europe, including North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Croatia. (Boris Grdanoski\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s been an uptick in Russian military activity around the Balkans and the Adriatic Sea, which offers strategically important access to the Mediterranean. The AP reported Monday that NATO scrambled its jets four times last week to escort Russian military aircraft away from allied airspace in Lithuania as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/07\/27\/thousands-of-troops-are-still-deployed-to-europe-for-ukraine-response\/\" 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=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7093730.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\">Thousands of troops are still deployed to Europe for Ukraine response<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Some troops have rotated out or gone home for good, but the Europe mission has no end in sight.<\/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\">Russia opposed NATO\u2019s decisions to admit North Macedonia in 2020 and Montenegro in 2017, and has threatened Finland and Sweden with military and political consequences if they join as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. 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