HomeNewsPhotos

Photos

Keyword: Category: Tag: Sort By:
B-52H Mission Planning Environment Team Electronics Engineer Nhi Dinh works on Tinker Air Force Base's B-52 simulator designed to test the B-52H MPE team's new coding and upgrades to the U.S. Air Force's B-52 fleet of bombers.


B-52 Mission Planning Environment

B-52H Mission Planning Environment Team Electronics Engineer Nhi Dinh works on Tinker Air Force Base's B-52 simulator designed to test the B-52H MPE team's new coding and upgrades to the U.S. Air Force's B-52 fleet of bombers. The B-52H Stratofortress Mission Planning Environment software is tested in a lab complete with a cockpit set-up and computers to feed information to the systems to check functionality of upgrades performed to hardware, software and user interfaces and is shown May 30, 2018, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

Related Imagery
Senior Airman Irvin McArthur (left) and Staff Sgt. Sudarien Smith, 20th Airframe and Power Plant General crew chiefs, salute a pilot from the 20th Bomb Squadron prior to takeoff at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 11, 2017. Roughly 800 AFGSC Airmen and eight strategic bombers to include B-1B Lancers, B-2 Spirits and B-52H Stratofortresses deployed to RAF Fairford in support of bomber assurance and deterrence missions in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility throughout the month of June. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach)
A B-52H Stratofortress departs Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 11, 2017, in support of exercise Saber Strike 17. Saber Strike is the seventh iteration of a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise. This year’s key exercise objective will be training and exercising with the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroups with a focus on promoting interoperability with allies and regional partners and improving joint operational capability across a variety of mission sets. The B-52 long-range conventional and nuclear bomber is capable of dropping or launching the widest array of weapons in the U.S. inventory, including gravity bombs, cluster bombs, precision-guided missiles and joint direct attack munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach)
A United States Air Force B-1B Lancer, B-2 Spirit and B-52H Stratofortress are parked on the ramp at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 12, 2017. This exercise demonstrated the flexible global strike capability of the U.S. bomber force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach)
Tech. Sgt. Jason Medina, 5th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller watch supervisor, operates a light gun at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 10, 2017. A team of four air traffic controllers from across the globe assembled to work with seven different airframes in support of multi-national, large-scale exercises Arctic Challenge, BALTOPS 17 and Saber Strike 17. Allies and partner nations rely on common tactics, techniques, and procedures that enable them to quickly combine as an effective fighting force. Forces that participate in these exercise leave with a higher state of readiness, improved interoperability with forces from NATO and partner nations, and confidence in their ability to operate together in a time of crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach)
The United States American flag and the Royal Air Force flag fly together above Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 9, 2017, representing the shared and enduring commitment to the NATO alliance and in defense of freedom. Operations and engagements with allies and partners, such as bomber assurance and deterrence missions out of RAF Fairford, demonstrate and strengthen the shared commitment to global security and stability. U.S. Strategic Command routinely conducts bomber operations across the globe as a demonstration of U.S. commitment to collective defense and to integrate with Geographic Combatant Command operations and activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach)
A B-1B Lancer is parked on the flightline at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 9, 2017. Three B-1s from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., operated out of RAF Fairford in support of exercises BALTOPS 17 and Saber Strike 17. The large-scale exercises foster collaboration among more than 20 nations, providing an opportunity to work with regional allies and partners for synchronized and prepared responses to regional security threats and worldwide contingency operations. The B-1 is a multi-mission, supersonic bomber that can carry the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the U.S. Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach)
A B-1B Lancer is parked on the flightline at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 9, 2017. Three B-1s from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., operated out of RAF Fairford in support of exercises BALTOPS 17 and Saber Strike 17. The exercises foster collaboration among more than 20 nations. Bomber deployments and operations enhance the readiness and training necessary to respond to any contingency or challenge across the globe. Evaluating readiness and forward positioning bombers ensures the Department of Defense can maintain operational and support capabilities to meet our security obligations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach)
Maj. Jared Tomlin, 307th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron director of operations, performs pre-flight oxygen mask testing at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 9, 2017. Roughly 800 AFGSC Airmen and eight strategic bombers to include B-1B Lancers, B-2 Spirits and B-52H Stratofortresses deployed to RAF Fairford in support of bomber assurance and deterrence missions in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility throughout the month of June. Bomber deployments and operations enhance the readiness and training necessary to respond to any contingency or challenge across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach)
Maj. Jared Tomlin, 307th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron director of operations, and Airman 1st Class Trevor Ferguson, 28th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment, perform pre-flight oxygen mask testing at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 9, 2017. Aircrew flight equipment is responsible for ensuring all flight and safety equipment from parachutes and survival kits, to flight helmets and oxygen masks, are in working order. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach)
Senior Airman Ja’mouri Moye, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew, ensures munitions are secure within the bomb bay of a B-52H Stratofortress at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 7, 2017. Three B-52s from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., operated out of RAF Fairford in support of exercises Arctic Challenge, BALTOPS 17 and Saber Strike 17. The B-52 is capable of dropping or launching the widest array of weapons in the U.S. inventory, including gravity bombs, cluster bombs, precision-guided missiles and joint direct attack munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach)
Bomb load crew Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron transport munitions during a weapons load at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 7, 2017. Roughly 800 AFGSC Airmen and eight strategic bombers to include B-1B Lancers, B-2 Spirits and B-52H Stratofortresses deployed to RAF Fairford in support of bomber assurance and deterrence missions in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility throughout the month of June. U.S. Strategic Command routinely conducts bomber operations across the globe as a demonstration of U.S. commitment to collective defense and to integrate with Geographic Combatant Command operations and activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach)
A B-52H Stratofortress is prepared for a weapons load at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 7, 2017. The B-52 long-range conventional and nuclear bomber is capable of dropping or launching the widest array of weapons in the U.S. inventory, including gravity bombs, cluster bombs, precision-guided missiles and joint direct attack munitions. Three B-52s from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., deployed to RAF Fairford to support exercises Arctic Challenge, BALTOPS 17 and Saber Strike 17. U.S. Strategic Command routinely conducts bomber operations across the globe as a demonstration of U.S. commitment to collective defense and to integrate with Geographic Combatant Command operations and activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach)