A B-52 assigned to the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base carried out the final and largest demonstration of the Quickstrike 64-ER naval mine off Hawaii from May 22-31.
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 30, 2019) the Quickstrike-ER (QS-ER) Naval mine project drops towards the Pacific Ocean from a B-52 Stratofortress, assigned to the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., during an operational demonstration May 30. The QS-ER project was initiated by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command as part of ongoing efforts to modernize and enhance military readiness throughout the joint forces in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Holly L. Herline)
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