Last blast as PACAF drops its last M117 bomb

The final M117 bomb in the Pacific Air Force’s inventory was dropped by a B-52 crew from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron on Jun. 26.

Blast from the past: 20th EBS drops last M117 bomb in PACAF
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Smoot

The M117 750-pound general purpose bomb is a leftover from the Vietnam War, over the last decade, B-52 aircrews were able to do live weapons training from the stockpile during deployments to Guam.

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