Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 307th Bomb Wing and their active-duty counterparts from the 2nd BW teamed up as part of the Total Force Enterprise at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 5-12. The integration of the two units provided support for Exercise Ample Strike 19 and Exercise Cobra Warrior. Exercise Ample Strike 19 is a Czech Republic-led, multi-national live exercise that offers advanced Air/Land Integration Training to Joint Terminal Attack Controllers in coordination with both B-52 and MQ-9 Close Air Support aircrews. During the exercise, aircraft and participants will conduct day and night operations out of the Czech Republic to improve NATO allies and partner nations interoperability in simulated highly contested environments.
Exercise Cobra Warrior is a large-scale exercise involving more than 50 aircraft from the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Israel and the United States. It serves as the capstone event for the Royal Air Force weapons instructor course.