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Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command visits B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force deployed to Australia — U.S. INDOPACOM Commander visits B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force deployed to Australia

U.S. Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visits with Royal Australian Air Force Air Commodore David Paddison, commander of Combat Support Group, during a visit to the B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, July 30. The bomber aircraft deployed as part of a rotational BTF, supporting the Enhanced Air Cooperation Initiative under the Force Posture Agreement between the United States and Australia. The BTF will conduct joint training and missions alongside Allies and partners in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)

Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command visits B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force deployed to Australia — U.S. INDOPACOM Commander visits B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force deployed to Australia

U.S. Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with reporters during a visit to the B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force at Royal Australian Air Force Force Base Amberley, Australia, July 30. The bomber aircraft deployed as part of a rotational BTF, supporting the Enhanced Air Cooperation Initiative under the Force Posture Agreement between the United States and Australia. The BTF will conduct joint training and missions alongside Allies and partners in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)

U.S. INDOPACOM Commander visits B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force deployed to Australia

U.S. Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visits with Royal Australian Air Force Air Commodore David Paddison, commander of Combat Support Group, during a visit to the B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, July 30. The bomber aircraft deployed as part of a rotational BTF, supporting the Enhanced Air Cooperation Initiative under the Force Posture Agreement between the United States and Australia. The BTF will conduct joint training and missions alongside Allies and partners in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)

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U.S. INDOPACOM Commander visits B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force deployed to Australia

U.S. Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with reporters during a visit to the B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force at Royal Australian Air Force Force Base Amberley, Australia, July 30. The bomber aircraft deployed as part of a rotational BTF, supporting the Enhanced Air Cooperation Initiative under the Force Posture Agreement between the United States and Australia. The BTF will conduct joint training and missions alongside Allies and partners in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)

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USINDOPACOM Commander visits B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force deployed to Australia

Published July 29, 2022
By Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls
Pacific Air Forces

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE AMBERLEY, Australia --

Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command visits B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force deployed to Australia — U.S. Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visits with Royal Australian Air Force Air Commodore David Paddison, commander of Combat Support Group during a visit to the B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force at Royal Australian Air Force Force Base Amberley, Australia, July 30. The bomber aircraft deployed as part of a rotational BTF, supporting the Enhanced Air Cooperation Initiative under the Force Posture Agreement between the United States and Australia. The BTF will conduct joint training and missions alongside Allies and partners in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)

Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command visits B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force deployed to Australia — U.S. Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visits with Airmen from the 131st and 509th Bomb Wings during a visit to the B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force at Royal Australian Air Force Force Base Amberley, Australia, July 30. The bomber aircraft deployed as part of a rotational BTF, supporting the Enhanced Air Cooperation Initiative under the Force Posture Agreement between the United States and Australia. The BTF will conduct joint training and missions alongside Allies and partners in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)

Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command visits B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force deployed to Australia — U.S. Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Andrew Kousgaard, 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron commander during a visit to the B-2 Spirit Bomber Task Force at Royal Australian Air Force Force Base Amberley, Australia, July 30. The bomber aircraft deployed as part of a rotational BTF, supporting the Enhanced Air Cooperation Initiative under the Force Posture Agreement between the United States and Australia. The BTF will conduct joint training and missions alongside Allies and partners in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Nuckolls)