Three B-2 bombers deployed from Whiteman AFB, Mo., to Andersen AFB, Guam, on Aug. 6. The Spirit bombers will fly sorties from the island as part of “familiarization training activities” in the Western Pacific, Pacific Air Forces officials announced in a statement. The deployment “demonstrates continuing US commitment to regular, global, strategic bomber operations throughout the Asia-Pacific region,” PACAF declared. Some 220 airmen are deploying with the bombers from Whiteman, and will maintain and support bomber operations from Guam as part of US Pacific Command’s extended deterrence operations and long-range strike capability. This short-term deployment is the first Air Force Global Strike Command B-2 deployment to Guam since January 2012, AFGSC spokesman Charles Ramey told Air Force Magazine. B-2s and B-52s also deployed to RAF Fairford, England, earlier this summer.
Boeing Claims Progress on T-7 and Other Challenged Programs
April 25, 2025
Boeing appears to have become to overcome the problems that led to billions in losses on fixed-price defense contracts in recent years, point the company back toward profitabily, says Boeing president and CEO Kelly Ortberg.