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Caption:
Members of the 96th Bomber Maintenance Squadron perform post-mission
maintenance on a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber at Andersen
Air Force Base, Guam, on Sept. 4, 1996, after the aircraftÕs
return from launching cruise missiles into Iraq. Two
Stratofortress bombers delivered a payload of Conventional Air Launched
Cruise Missiles against selected air defense targets south of the 33rd
parallel in Iraq. The attacks are designed to reduce risks to the
pilots who will enforce the expanded no-fly zone. President
Clinton announced an expanded no-fly zone in response to an Iraqi
attack against a Kurdish faction. The larger no-fly zone in
Southern Iraq will make it easier for U.S. and coalition partners to
contain Saddam HusseinÕs aggression. The B-52Õs are
deployed to Guam from the 2nd Bomber Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base,
La. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez, U.S. Air Force.
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