Terbang 30 Jam Nonstop B-52 Bombardir Yordania
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress drops Guided Bomb Unit-38's during a combined live fire demonstration during Exercise Eager Lion in Wadi Shadiya, Jordan, May 18, 2015. Eager Lion is a recurring, multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships, increase interoperability between partner nations, and enhance regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean Searfus CE MARFOR CENTCOM FWD COMCAM/ Released)

Terbang 30 Jam Nonstop B-52 Bombardir Yordania

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress and Jordanian Armed Forces F-16's fly over during a combined live fire demonstration during Exercise Eager Lion in Wadi Shadiya, Jordan, May 18, 2015. Eager Lion is a recurring, multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships, increase interoperability between partner nations, and enhance regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean Searfus CE MARFOR CENTCOM FWD COMCAM/ Released)

Foto-foto garang yang diambil selama latihan di Wadi Shadiya, Yordania, 18 Mei 2015.

Gambar yang menunjukkan B-52H dari 2nd Bomb Wing, dari Pangkalan Udara Barksdale, Louisiana, menjatuhkan beberapa bom GBU-38 JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) 500-lb.

Ini adalah parisipasi pertama dua B-52 Stratofortress dalam latihan yang berkodde Eager Lion tersebut. Pesawat melakukan penerbangan nonstop 30 jam lebih dengan menempuh karak  14.000 mil ke daerah operasi Komando Sentral AS.

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress drops Guided Bomb Unit-38's during a combined live fire demonstration during Exercise Eager Lion in Wadi Shadiya, Jordan, May 18, 2015. Eager Lion is a recurring, multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships, increase interoperability between partner nations, and enhance regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean Searfus CE MARFOR CENTCOM FWD COMCAM/ Released)

Mereka mengkoordinasikan serangan dengan JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controllers) Yordania dan  terbang dikawal oleh dua F-16 Yordania.

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Sebanyak 5.000 prajurit AS ikut serta dalam latihan tahunan yang berlangsung dua minggu bersama  pasukan Yordania serta kontingen dari 16 negara-negara dengan total kekuatan sekitar 10.000 personel.

Kredit Foto: Korps Marinir AS