A B-52 bomber on rotation to Andersen AFB, Guam, will head to RAAF Darwin in Northwestern Australia this week to “take part in short-term training” with the Royal Australian Air Force, states a Pacific Air Forces release. The bomber also will carry Air Force personnel to aid planning for Australia’s Pitch Black large-force employment exercise later this year. An Air Force Global Strike Command B-52 flew to Australia for cooperative training earlier this year and “decisions on future rotations remain under discussion,” states the PACAF release. Pitch Black is the RAAF’s largest international exercise and will include the Dutch, Emirati, French, Korean, Thai, Singaporean, and New Zealand participants this year, reported the UAE’s The National. The three-week exercise will be held at Darwin in August.
How Miss America 2024 Took the Air Force Somewhere New
Dec. 20, 2024
When 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh became the first ever active service member crowned Miss America on Jan. 14, top Air Force officials recognized a rare opportunity to reach women and girls who otherwise might not consider military service as an option.