US B-52 Bombers Conduct Joint Training with Moroccan F-16s in North Africa

This exercise is part of a series of interoperability training missions. On Tuesday, two B-52s trained with two other F-16s from the Tunisian Air Force, according to AFRICOM in a press release.

"Our ability to conduct these missions with our African partners enhances our interoperability and collective responsiveness to ensure security and stability on the African continent," said US Marine Corps Major General Bradford Gering, AFRICOM’s Deputy Director of Operations. "It’s a way for our bilateral forces to demonstrate our willingness to cooperate against malign actors and for regional prosperity," he added.

The same press release states that the bombers should also exercise their maritime defense capabilities in the southern Mediterranean Sea during another training flight. On this occasion, the bombers will have to participate in a simulation of intercepting the destroyer USS Roosevelt, which will play the role of a hostile ship.

According to US Army Major General Joel Tyler, AFRICOM’s Director of Operations, these missions help the United States demonstrate its commitment to assisting partner countries in Africa.