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- The Bomber Task Force demonstrates

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our global strike capabilities.

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It also demonstrates our
assurance to our allies

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and our partners, not only in Europe

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but certainly around the world.

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- We're here in, uh, RAF Fairford,

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uh, here in, uh the beautiful, uh, UK.

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Here to support, uh, Bombing Task Force.

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Uh, to work with our
NATO allies and partners,

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and, uh, really to train
on the integration piece

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in the presence here in
the European theater.

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The Bomber Task Force,

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really, it lines with the
Air Force Global Strike

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commitment to the globe in its entirety.

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To assure, deter, and strike.

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The Bomber Task Force was
restructured in those words

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to really show that
commitment, dedication,

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and the ability to
strike anytime, anywhere.

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- The overall BTF
construct is essentially,

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uprooting key pieces of, uh,

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a known, you know, counter space,

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and bringing all those personnel assets

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to include FSS, maintenance,
ops, as well as security forces

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into Yukon's AOR, and essentially

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have a mini deployment base

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ready to go,

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to meet all the objectives
laid out by Yukon.

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(plane engine roaring)

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Uh, we've been accomplishing, uh,

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what we like to call
fighter intercept exercises,

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integrating our B-52 with their Air Force,

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that's integrating at the
same time, same airspace,

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accomplishing that common objectives,

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whether it's an air-to-ground target,

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or crossing into a
simulated enemy's territory,

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and having the support or both the B-52s

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and (plane engine drowns
out speaker) assets.

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(plane engine roaring)

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- The Bomber Task Force, really it's,

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it's necessary to show our
commitment to the NATO pact

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that we have with our
allies and our partners,

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specifically in this region.

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The real importance of it is,

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not just to show that we are presence,

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and capable of executing a mission here,

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but also for our own training purposes,

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it really allows us to get outside,

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kind of, our comfort zone,

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from flying, uh, CONUS
missions over the US,

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and puts in a new place

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where we can learn how to
integrate, and how to train

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with really some different
operating procedures.

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Bottom line, we're here to be better,

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to get better,

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and, uh, show our NATO allies and partners

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that we're committed, uh, to the mission.

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- The partnership that
we share with the UK

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and with our NATO allies
and our European partners,

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uh, provides an opportunity

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to one more time send a message to

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(plane engine drowns
out speaker) out there,

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that we stand together.

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We train together.

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We're ready together.

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And should we have to take actions,

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we certainly will fight together.

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This is a message of deterrence,

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that we're here to defend

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against any unchecked aggression,

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or unchecked actors.

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And quite honestly, the goal is

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to guarantee each and every day,

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one more day of peace.