The 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, La., has sent another contingent of B-52H bombers and airmen to fulfill the continuing strategic presence security mission in the Pacific region. The 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron element has returned home to Louisiana, replaced by nine aircraft and some 350 airmen of the 20th EBS, which will remain through October. At part of its recent deployment, the 96th EBS flew a historic mission, striking mock targets at four separate sites in different regions at the same time. On a final training exercise, the 96th B-52s dropped 162 inert Mk-62 sea mines 80 miles south of Guam, practicing the ability of the bombers to dispense the mines in strategic areas that would deter enemies from using select ports, harbors, or ocean ways. (Includes Andersen rotation report and mine-laying report by SSgt. Stephen Teel)
Dick Cheney’s Legacy with the Air Force
Nov. 6, 2025
Dick Cheney, who died Nov. 3 at 84, is best remembered by most Americans as among the most powerful Vice Presidents in history, a consummate Washington insider who had previously served in the Nixon administration, was Chief of Staff for President Gerald Ford, a Congressman for a decade, and Secretary…
