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U.S. and Japanese fighters escort a U.S. strategic bomber.

Bomber Escort

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., six F-16 Fighting Falcons and four Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2s, from Misawa Air Base, Japan, fly in formation off the coast of Northern Japan as part of a combined, continuous bomber presence and bomber task force mission, Feb. 3, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command's bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions around the world.

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