Bomber Task Force 23-2: Return

Senior Airman Christina Long, 5th Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, hugs her daughter upon return from a Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 29, 2023. Long and other Team Minot Airmen spent five weeks supporting a BTF mission at Morón Air Base, Spain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan)

Bomber Task Force 23-2: Return

Team Minot leaders greet Airmen assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing upon their return from Morón Air Base, Spain, on the flightline at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 29, 2023. The Airmen spent five weeks at Morón in support of a Bomber Task Force mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan)

Bomber Task Force 23-2: Return

Col. Daniel Hoadley, 5th Bomb Wing commander, welcomes Airmen home from a Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 29, 2023. U.S. Strategic Command BTF missions provide opportunities to train and work with allies and partners in joint and coalition operations and exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan)

Bomber Task Force 23-2: Return

Lt. Col. Benjamin Chapman, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) commander, presents Senior Airman Grayson Jones, 5th AMXS crew chief, with Senior Airman Below The Zone (BTZ) upon return from a Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Mach 29, 2023. Jones had been selected to receive BTZ, a one-time advancement consideration to earn the rank of senior airman from the rank of airman first class six months before the standard fixed promotion date, while participating in a BTF mission at Morón Air Base, Spain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan)

Bomber Task Force 23-2: Return

Airmen with the 5th Bomb Wing deboard a passenger jet upon return from a Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission on the flightline at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 29, 2023. The Airmen supported a BTF mission that took place primarily at Morón Air Base, Spain, over the course of five weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan)

Bomber Task Force 23-2: Return

Senior Master Sgt. Thad Burton, 5th Munitions Squadron armament flight chief, is welcomed back from a Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission by his family at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 29, 2023. U.S. Strategic Command BTF missions provide opportunities to train and work with allies and partners in joint and coalition operations and exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan)

Bomber Task Force 23-2: Return

Senior Airman Christina Long, 5th Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, greets her daughter upon return from a Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 29, 2023. U.S. Strategic Command BTF missions provide opportunities to train and work with allies and partners in joint and coalition operations and exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan)

Bomber Task Force 23-2: Return

A passenger jet transporting Airmen assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing lands at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 29, 2023. The Airmen on board were returning from a Bomber Task Force mission designed to enhance the readiness and training necessary to respond to any potential crisis across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan)

Bomber Task Force 23-2: Return

Published March 31, 2023
By Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan
5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

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