The 20th Bomb Squadron (20 BS) is a unit of the United States Air Force 2d Operations Group located at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The 20th is equipped with the B-52H Stratofortress. Formed in June 1917, the 20 BS saw combat on the World War I Western Front, in France. It took part in the St. Mihiel offensive and Meuse-Argonne offensive. Later, it served with the Army Air Service and Army Air Corps in the Inter-War period. During the 1920s and 1930s, the squadron was involved in flight field service testing of new bomber aircraft, notably the Y1B-17 Flying Fortress. During World War II fought in the North African and Italian Campaigns. It was a part of Strategic Air Command during the Cold War, deploying frequently to perform Arc Light bombing missions in Indochina. Since 1993, th
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| - The 20th Bomb Squadron (20 BS) is a unit of the United States Air Force 2d Operations Group located at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The 20th is equipped with the B-52H Stratofortress. Formed in June 1917, the 20 BS saw combat on the World War I Western Front, in France. It took part in the St. Mihiel offensive and Meuse-Argonne offensive. Later, it served with the Army Air Service and Army Air Corps in the Inter-War period. During the 1920s and 1930s, the squadron was involved in flight field service testing of new bomber aircraft, notably the Y1B-17 Flying Fortress. During World War II fought in the North African and Italian Campaigns. It was a part of Strategic Air Command during the Cold War, deploying frequently to perform Arc Light bombing missions in Indochina. Since 1993, th
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| - World War IWorld War IIVietnam WarOperation Desert StrikeOperation Desert FoxOperation Allied ForceOperation Enduring FreedomOperation Iraqi Freedom
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| - The 20th Bomb Squadron (20 BS) is a unit of the United States Air Force 2d Operations Group located at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The 20th is equipped with the B-52H Stratofortress. Formed in June 1917, the 20 BS saw combat on the World War I Western Front, in France. It took part in the St. Mihiel offensive and Meuse-Argonne offensive. Later, it served with the Army Air Service and Army Air Corps in the Inter-War period. During the 1920s and 1930s, the squadron was involved in flight field service testing of new bomber aircraft, notably the Y1B-17 Flying Fortress. During World War II fought in the North African and Italian Campaigns. It was a part of Strategic Air Command during the Cold War, deploying frequently to perform Arc Light bombing missions in Indochina. Since 1993, the 20th Bomb Squadron has flown the B-52H Stratofortress long-range heavy bomber, which can perform a variety of missions. Today the squadron is engaged in the Global War on Terrorism.
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