For the second consecutive year, U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers flew to Jordan and dropped live bombs during Exercise Eager Lion.
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratotress drops Mark 82’s during a combined live fire demonstration during Exercise Eager Lion 16 at a training area in Jordan, May 24, 2016. Eager Lion 16 is a US military bi-lateral exercise with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan designed to strengthen relationships and interoperability between partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Falk 5th MEB COMCAM/Released)
This year, the bombers are from the 2nd Bomb Wing and the crews executed a 35-hour, 14,000-mile nonstop mission from Barksdale Air Force Base.
Prior to the weapons drop, the B-52 crews conducted air intercept training with Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16s.
