US B-52H bombers have deployed to Romania for the first time to hone tactics, techniques and procedures with other NATO Allies and Partners.
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For the first time, US strategic bomber aircraft have deployed to Romania. Two US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft have arrived at the Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base in Romania. They’ll be undertaking flying missions with NATO Allies and Partners to synchronise capabilities, tactics and procedures. The B-52Hs have deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana in the United States.
The US routinely demonstrates its commitment to NATO Allies and Partners through Bomber Task Force missions, providing assurance and contributing to deterrence, particularly along NATO’s eastern flank.
This recently released NATO Multimedia footage, filmed 24th July, includes various shots of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft on the tarmac and taking off at the air base in Romania, as well as an interview with Lieutenant Colonel Jared Patterson, 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron Commander.
Shot list:-
- 00:00 ~ B-52H Stratofortress aircraft on tarmac at airport
- 00:04 ~ Crew of aircraft in front of plane
- 00:09 ~ B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, insignia on plane and engine cowlings
- 00:39 ~ Crew of B-52H Stratofortress aircraft doing pre-flight checks
- 00:43 ~ B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, insignia on plane
- 01:14 ~ Refuelling of B-52H Stratofortress aircraft
- 01:28 ~ Air crew stood near B-52H Stratofortress, working on the aircraft
- 01:55 ~ B-52H Stratofortress aircraft taxiing for take-off
- 02:07 ~ B-52H Stratofortress aircraft taking off
- 02:47 ~ Soundbite: Lieutenant Colonel Jared Patterson, 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron Commander
- 03:05 ~ Soundbite: Lieutenant Colonel Jared Patterson
- 03:23 ~ Soundbite: Lieutenant Colonel Jared Patterson
- 03:42 ~ Soundbite: Lieutenant Colonel Jared Patterson
- 04:00 ~ Soundbite: Lieutenant Colonel Jared Patterson
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