First-ever US Air Force B-52s arrive in Indonesia for bilateral training

U.S. Air Force Capt. Dylon Schwahn, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit officer in charge, explains B-52H Stratofortress maintenance procedures to a member of the Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara, or Indonesian Air Force, during a bilateral training exercise at the Kualanamu International Airport in Medan, Indonesia, June 19, 2023. Bilateral training exercises such as this enhance interoperability between the U.S. and Indonesian air forces and contribute to the long-term advancement of the nations’ shared interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

A member of the Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara, or Indonesian Air Force, watches as a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, taxis upon landing at the Kualanamu International Airport in Medan, Indonesia, June 19, 2023. Two B-52s arrived in Indonesia to participate in bilateral training exercises, marking the first time U.S. Air Force B-52s had landed on Indonesian soil. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

First-ever US Air Force B-52s arrive in Indonesia for bilateral training

A member of the Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara, or Indonesian Air Force, watches as a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, approaches for landing at the Kualanamu International Airport in Medan, Indonesia, June 19, 2023. The arrival of the B-52 marked the first time a U.S. Air Force B-52 had landed on Indonesian soil. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

First-ever US Air Force B-52s arrive in Indonesia for bilateral training

A member of the Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara, or Indonesian Air Force, watches as a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, taxis on the runway upon landing at the Kualanamu International Airport in Medan, Indonesia, June 19, 2023. Two B-52s arrived in Indonesia to participate in bilateral training exercises, marking the first time U.S. Air Force B-52s had landed on Indonesian soil. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

First-ever US Air Force B-52s arrive in Indonesia for bilateral training

Members of the Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara, or Indonesian Air Force, seek shade under the wing of a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, while a second 23rd BS B-52 taxis on the runway upon landing at the Kualanamu International Airport in Medan, Indonesia, June 19, 2023. The arrival of the B-52s marked the first time U.S. Air Force B-52s had landed on Indonesian soil. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

First-ever US Air Force B-52s arrive in Indonesia for bilateral training

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, sits on the flightline as another prepares to land at the Kualanamu International Airport in Medan, Indonesia, June 19, 2023. Two B-52s arrived in Indonesia to participate in bilateral training exercises, marking the first time U.S. Air Force B-52s had landed on Indonesian soil. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

First-ever US Air Force B-52s arrive in Indonesia for bilateral training

Published June 30, 2023
By Tech. Sgt. Zade Vadnais
5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

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