B-52 peace patch

Get them while they are here, as I said, I only have a few of them. This is a reproduction of their "historic" Bomb Wing patch. This patch does not come with velcro attached. This patch does not have velcro attached. The th Operations Group was activated on 8 January with a mission of strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike.

The Air Force Reserve wing is a B Stratofortress unit whose mission is to train B pilots in initial qualification. The B combat mission is to employ the bomber in support of Air Force worldwide conventional commitments. The heavy bomber pioneered the aerial leg of the U. That extension will give it a roughly year run in the skies with a seemingly ever-evolving capacity. Air Force Global Strike Command, which is tasked with the military's strategic deterrence and long-range strike capabilities, told Newsweek.

The nuclear-tipped LRSO will be capable of striking targets up to an estimated 2, kilometers, or over 1, miles away. To ensure compatibility with this new weapon and other necessary modernizations, modern Bs built 50 years ago were also to be refitted with new-age electronics and hardware.

This timeline was echoed by Jennifer Wong, who serves as Bombers Senior Program Director for Boeing, the company that has produced the B since its inception. She said the U. Air Force currently fields 76 of the warplanes, and would continue to do so through high-tech modifications including a Commercial Engine Replacement Program, Radar Modernization Program and an Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite.

Wong told Newsweek that further fixes would "help solidify it as the primary platform for current hypersonic weapon development and employment, enabling the B to deliver game-changing weapons in future conflicts if needed.

Such programs are vital as the U. No other country has that capability. The B alone has ability to carry outsized future weapons on its wing pylons and deliver those weapons worldwide. That's why the U. Air Force is modernizing the aircraft to serve another three decades. But the B has also played a major part in U. Global Strike Command described the aircraft as "an oft-requested asset by our senior political and military leaders," who are now overseeing the updates to the old warrior in response to a changing threat environment.

One former B radar operator, who requested to be identified simply as Matt, told Newsweek that given the advent of what the U. While he said the "main focus" during that time was the back-to-back war efforts launched in Afghanistan and Iraq by the administration of President George W. Bush , he added that "we still trained for nuclear and conventional missions against near-peer adversaries.

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