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B-2s, B-52s flew non-stop to North & Baltic Seas; NATO fighters practice intercepts with B-52

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One B-52 from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, two B-52s from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, and two B-2 from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB flew non-stop to North and Baltic Seas, around the North Pole and over Alaska, and over the Pacific Ocean to Alaska’s Aleutian Islands on Aug. 1.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kate Thornton
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kate Thornton

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Osprey flies with 3-D printed, safety-critical component

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Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has successfully employed 3-D printing technology to fabricate a flight critical aircraft component and flew it on board an aircraft.

160729-N-JM744-117 PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION, Md. (July 28, 2016) An MV-22B Osprey equipped with a 3-D printed titanium link and fitting inside an engine nacelle maintains a hover during a July 29 demonstration at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md. The flight marked Naval Air System Command’s first successful flight demonstration of a flight critical aircraft component built using additive manufacturing techniques. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
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PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION, Md. (July 28, 2016) An MV-22B Osprey equipped with a 3-D printed titanium link and fitting inside an engine nacelle maintains a hover during a July 29 demonstration at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md. The flight marked Naval Air System Command’s first successful flight demonstration of a flight critical aircraft component built using additive manufacturing techniques. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

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