{"id":167909,"date":"2025-03-28T08:25:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T12:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=167909"},"modified":"2025-03-28T08:25:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T12:25:48","slug":"b-2s-on-the-footprint-of-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=167909","title":{"rendered":"B-2’s on The Footprint of Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n‘Spirit’ Stealth Bomber<\/em><\/p>\n

B-2 Bombers Arrive on Diego Garcia in Unusual Show of Force<\/h3>\n

By Unshin Lee Harpley<\/strong><\/p>\n

B-2 Spirit bombers have landed on Diego Garcia, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean that serves as a strategic hub for operations everywhere from the Middle East to Africa to the Indo-Pacific, a spokesperson for Air Force Global Strike Command confirmed to Air & Space Forces Magazine.<\/p>\n

Confirmation of the bombers\u2019 arrival comes after days of speculation, fueled by aviation enthusiasts and open-source intelligence analysts tracking movements using FAA identifiers, radio transmissions, and flight tracking data.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an unusual deployment for the B-2. While Diego Garcia hosts Air Force bombers on a fairly regular basis, B-2s haven\u2019t spent significant time there since 2020. Last August marked the first time in four years that a B-2 even touched down there when a bomber made a quick \u201chot pit\u201d stop with its engines running.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for AFGSC said multiple bombers are on the island but could not comment on why they are there. An official previously said that the command \u201croutinely conducts global operations \u2026 to deter, detect and, if necessary, defeat strategic attacks against the United States and its allies.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is possible the B-2s are deploying as part of regularly scheduled Bomber Task Force rotation\u2014Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia has supported BTFs before. They could also be set to join the U.S.\u2019s recently expanded air campaign against the Houthis in Yemen. B-2s were used to bomb the Houthis last October, though they did not fly to Diego Garcia for that mission.<\/p>\n

According to flight tracking data and open-source intelligence, C-17 cargo planes and KC-135 tankers are supporting the bombers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Air and Space Forces<\/a><\/p>\n

The author misses the actual intended audience for the open deployment of the B-2’s and support birds to Dodge- Iran’s Mad Mullahs and their nuke program. In other news, USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) will soon join USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in the Red Sea. Can you hear me now?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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