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Runway Reopens, B-2s Still Grounded—But President Can Direct Them to Fly if Needed
« on: December 23, 2022, 07:04:49 am »
Runway Reopens, B-2s Still Grounded—But President Can Direct Them to Fly if Needed

Debris from damaged stealth bomber cleared from a Missouri runway more than 10 days after the mishap, USAF says.
JENNIFER HLAD | DECEMBER 21, 2022
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Updated, 3:39 p.m.: The runway has been reopened.

The only runway at the home of the United States’ B-2 fleet reopened Wednesday, but the nuclear-capable heavy bombers remain grounded after an accident there more than a week ago. However, President Joe Biden could direct the B-2s to fly “to fulfill mission requirements,” the U.S. Air Force said.

On Dec. 10, an unarmed B-2 Spirit malfunctioned in flight, made an emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, and then caught fire on the runway. The fire was extinguished quickly and no one was injured, according to a Tuesday statement from the 509th Bomb Wing. A safety team is still working to determine what caused the malfunction, though crews were able to clear the runway and reopen it Wednesday for A-10 and T-38 Talon flights.

Despite the stand-down, B-2s could fly if necessary, the bomb wing said in its statement. And the U.S. has “a variety of capabilities at its disposal, particularly when it comes to our strategic bomber fleet,” Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters Tuesday.

“We also have the B-52, which is both conventional- and nuclear-capable,” Ryder said. , adding that he’s “confident that we continue to maintain the bomber capability that we need to deter adversaries, and if necessary, engage in combat.”

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/12/runway-still-blocked-b-2s-still-grounded-president-can-direct-them-fly-if-needed/381197/
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Re: Runway Reopens, B-2s Still Grounded—But President Can Direct Them to Fly if Needed
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2022, 07:05:59 am »
Whew!  10 days to clean up the wreckage.  I wonder why they were is such a hurry? :whistle:
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Re: Runway Reopens, B-2s Still Grounded—But President Can Direct Them to Fly if Needed
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2022, 09:00:05 am »
Bottom line...something bad happened in that B-2 during flight, it crash-landed and almost burned up on the runway, and the problem affects all the other B-2s.  So the USAF now has to rely on 60 and 70-year old air frames to be ready to scramble in the event of a surprise attack by Russia or China.

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Re: Runway Reopens, B-2s Still Grounded—But President Can Direct Them to Fly if Needed
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2022, 09:02:11 am »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on December 23, 2022, 09:00:05 am
Bottom line...something bad happened in that B-2 during flight, it crash-landed and almost burned up on the runway, and the problem affects all the other B-2s.  So the USAF now has to rely on 60 and 70-year old air frames to be ready to scramble in the event of a surprise attack by Russia or China.
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