Up close and personal A usairforce B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to minotafb’s 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, prepares for flight at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, June 7, 2024. After more than a month of integration with our Allies, the aircraft have now safely returned to Minot AFB. While deployed, the squadron operated under the banner of Bomber Task Force Europe 24-3. During this deployment, U.S. Airmen and aircraft integrated with NATO Allies and other international partners to synchronize capabilities and assure security commitments across the U.S. European Command area of responsibility. Most notably, the B-52s integrated with the British, Swedish, French, Lithuanian, Polish, German, and Spanish Air Forces. BTF 24-3 is a part of Large-Scale Global Exercise 2024, an umbrella term that incorporates dozens of separate exercises and military activities, under multiple combatant commands. This enables the U.S. Joint Force to train with Allies and partners and improve shared...