Bomber Task Force

[5] The 393rd Bomb Squadron (393rd BS) carried out the first BTF in the Pacific region, deploying three Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirits to Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii, between 15 August and 27 September 2018.

[6] The aim of the mission was to assess the readiness of the B-2A and its airmen as well as to integrate with the local Hawaii Air National Guard units.

[13] A subsequent mission saw a pair of B-52Hs carry out a simulated attack on Kaliningrad, integrating alongside Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons.

[16] The BTF also marked the first time a USAF bomber squadron had deployed to Norway from where they operated in the European and Arctic regions.

[18] The aircraft stayed at Fairford until April, integrating with European allies and partners amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on 24 February.

[19] By 2022, the BTF concept had evolved into a method "to deploy a tailor-built task force of bombers in a Geographic Combatant Command.