B-2’s on The Footprint of Freedom
‘Spirit’ Stealth Bomber
B-2 Bombers Arrive on Diego Garcia in Unusual Show of Force
By Unshin Lee Harpley
B-2 Spirit bombers have landed on Diego Garcia, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean that serves as a strategic hub for operations everywhere from the Middle East to Africa to the Indo-Pacific, a spokesperson for Air Force Global Strike Command confirmed to Air & Space Forces Magazine.
Confirmation of the bombers’ arrival comes after days of speculation, fueled by aviation enthusiasts and open-source intelligence analysts tracking movements using FAA identifiers, radio transmissions, and flight tracking data.
It’s an unusual deployment for the B-2. While Diego Garcia hosts Air Force bombers on a fairly regular basis, B-2s haven’t spent significant time there since 2020. Last August marked the first time in four years that a B-2 even touched down there when a bomber made a quick “hot pit” stop with its engines running.
A spokesperson for AFGSC said multiple bombers are on the island but could not comment on why they are there. An official previously said that the command “routinely conducts global operations … to deter, detect and, if necessary, defeat strategic attacks against the United States and its allies.”
It is possible the B-2s are deploying as part of regularly scheduled Bomber Task Force rotation—Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia has supported BTFs before. They could also be set to join the U.S.’s recently expanded air campaign against the Houthis in Yemen. B-2s were used to bomb the Houthis last October, though they did not fly to Diego Garcia for that mission.
According to flight tracking data and open-source intelligence, C-17 cargo planes and KC-135 tankers are supporting the bombers.
The author misses the actual intended audience for the open deployment of the B-2’s and support birds to Dodge- Iran’s Mad Mullahs and their nuke program. In other news, USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) will soon join USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in the Red Sea. Can you hear me now?
The pucker factor is increasing among the goat fuckers over there!
They’re anticipating a series of earth-shattering kabooms.
What? Marvin the Martian is here?
Hey, Marvin would be some great nose art in this PC world we live in. Possibly too violent though.
I would probably be puckering hard the first few times ‘ hot ‘ refueling a B2
Isn’t the Red Sea too small to host two carrier groups?
I wouldn’t like to see our carriers restricted in their maneuverability and ability to evade anti-ship ballistic missiles. Their exact location can be found easier by enemy in the Red Sea. Think of all those looking muslim eyes on both sides of the snake sea.
Why not deploy instead to the Indian Ocean?
(Singing) “…we’ll put a boot in your ass. It’s the American way!”
Amen!
The Dorito of Death?
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I have a meme for that.
Attention d*ckheads out there, do evil sh*t and:
