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(B-2 engine running)

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- [SSgt Kristin Cerri]
Three B-2 Stealth Bombers

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from Whiteman Air Force Base arrived

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at Royal Air Base Fairford, United Kingdom

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Tuesday morning for a mission
known as a Bomber Task Force.

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- The purpose of a Bomber
Task Force, in general,

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is just for bombers to be able to deploy

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in a matter of hours to a
different area of responsibility.

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So in this case, the
B-2s to the Eucom AOR.

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- [SSgt Kristin Cerri]
During the Bomber Task Force,

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the 509th Bomb Wing will continue
to build the relationship

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with the Royal Air Force and
send a message to adversaries.

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- The 35s and the B-2
will fly together to prove

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how we would tactically employ.

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The beauty of this place, as to, you know,

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with all of our BTS, is that it puts us

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closer to the adversary.

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It challenges their ability
to know where we're at,

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and know, you know, our striking distance.

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So all those things help my
guys feel more ready for combat,

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which is my ultimate goal.

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- [SSgt Kristin Cerri] Total
Force Airmen will work together

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to ensure mission success.

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- Success for me means
that when the jets arrived,

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we were ready to receive them.

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That all the sorties that
we planned on flying,

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that we did our best to execute them.

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That the guys and gals who
were flying those sorties

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feel comfortable flying in this AOR.

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That we were able to build relationships

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with all the Royal Air
Force and everyone else

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that we're gonna integrate with here.

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And that we go home realizing
that this mission is about

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assuring our allies and
deterring our adversaries,

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and that they feel like
they accomplished that,

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which they certainly will.

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- [SSgt Kristin Cerri] Reporting

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from Royal Air Base Fairford,

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I'm Staff Sergeant Kristin Cerri.