Minot Bombers Deploy to RAF Fairford Published June 2, 2016 By Airman 1st Class J.T. Armstrong Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- B-52H Stratofortresses deploy from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 2, 2016 for Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom. The deployed B-52s will participate in U.S. European Command's exercises Baltops 16 and Saber Strike 16, and U.S. Africa Command's Just Hammer. Training with allied nations and organizations contributes to enhanced resiliency and interoperability and enables us to build enduring relationships necessary to confront the broad range of global challenges. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class J.T. Armstrong)