An Air Force weapons loader from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing preps a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) based on a BLU-109 2,000-pound bomb for loading into a B-1 bomber during Operation Enduring Freedom. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global ...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: An Air Force weapons loader from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing preps a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) based on a BLU-109 2,000-pound bomb for loading into a B-1 bomber during Operation Enduring Freedom. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad.

Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Country: Unknown

Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files