With another historic trip to Iceland, US stealth bombers are building ‘muscle memory’ as the Arctic heats up

US Air Force B-2 stealth bombers left Iceland this month after operating from Keflavik Air Base for two and a half weeks in a first-of-its-kind deployment that reflects the US military’s increased focus on the high north.

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The B-2s trained with US and British fighter jets over the North Sea in late August and early September. On September 8 they trained with Norwegian F-35s over the North Sea in an “advanced mission designed to test escort procedures, stand-off weapon employment and the suppression and destruction of air defenses.”

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B-2. Photograph from NATO

The B-2s “did significant integration with our NATO partners” including “a lot of work with the Norwegians.

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In addition to US Air Force aircraft, US Navy P-8 Poseidons, considered the best sub-hunting plane in use, have also resumed operating out of Keflavik.”