Stealth fighter, bomber deployed to Guam for first time

For the first time, F-22 Raptors and B-2 Spirits, the only stealth platforms in the Air Force's current inventory, are deployed outside the continental United States to here, showcasing the U.S. commitment to peace and stability in the region.

Fourteen F-22s and more than 260 Airmen assigned to the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are deployed here from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, and four B-2 Spirits and more than 270 people assigned to the 13th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron are deployed here from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.

Although this is the first time these aircraft have deployed together to Guam, both units are part of regularly scheduled Air Expeditionary Force rotations in place since 2003. These particular deployments had been in the works for months before their arrival to support U.S. Pacific Command's Theater Security Package and Continuous Bomber Presence missions.

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