US Air Force deploys three B-2 Spirit strategic bombers to Andersen AFB

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US Air Force deploys three B-2 Spirit strategic bombers to Andersen AFB
 
Three B-2 heavy strategic bombers and approximately 225 Airmen from USAF Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 7 to conduct familiarization training activities in the Pacific region, the US Air Force Global Strike Command announced on August 8.
     
Three B-2 heavy strategic bombers and approximately 225 Airmen from USAF Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 7 to conduct familiarization training activities in the Pacific region, the US Air Force Global Strike Command announced on August 8.A B-2 Spirit takes off from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Oct. 26, 2014
(Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Boutte)
     
This training deployment demonstrates continuing U.S. commitment to regular, global strategic bomber operations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

The US Air Force Global Strike Command continues to routinely deploy bombers to Andersen, providing commanders from Pacific Air Forces and U.S. Pacific Command a global strike capability and extended deterrence against potential adversaries.

The B-2 Spirit is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. Its unrefueled range is approximately 6,000 nautical miles (9,600 kilometers) and it has a payload of 40,000 pounds (18,144 kilograms). The B-2's low observability is derived from a combination of reduced infrared, acoustic, electromagnetic, visual and radar signatures.

Twenty B-2 Spirit bombers are currently in active duty in the US Air Force.