Shreveport/Bossier Welcomes Home 96th Bomb Squadron To Barksdale AFB From Deployment [PICS]

Airmen from the 96th Bomb Squadron returned to Barksdale AFB from deployment, March 9.

The 96th Bomb Squadron personnel arrived over the course of four days, concluding Monday. They returned from Andersen AFB, Guam, where they had been deployed in support of US Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence mission.

The Airmen of the 96th Bomb Squadron were replaced by their counterparts in the 20th Bomb Squadron, also stationed at Barksdale.

The CBP demonstrates continuing U.S. commitment to stability and security in the Asia-Pacific region. Air Force Global Strike Command and the 2BW continue to routinely deploy bombers to Andersen AFB, providing Pacific Air Forces and the U.S. Pacific Command commander a continuous bomber presence in the region. Movement of U.S. Air Force bombers into the Western Pacific has been ongoing since March 2004, as the U.S. Pacific Command adjusts its force posture to maintain a prudent deterrent capability.

For more information, additional imagery or B Roll video, contact 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs at 318- 456-1015 or 318-426-2116 or email 2BW.PA@us.af.mil.