Posted: 05/01/2018
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber, deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on a routine training mission on May 4, 2018. Continuous Bomber Presence (CBP) missions are intended to maintain the readiness of U.S. forces. The U.S. Pacific Command's CBP missions, which have been routinely employed since March 2004, are in accordance with international law. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger)