Bomber Task Force Europe press conference at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, on March 9, 2020, featuring Lt. Col. Christopher Conant, 509th Operations Support Squadron director of operations, and Chief Master Sgt. Katie McCool, the 509th Bomb Wing command chief, both assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Their Total Force team of active-duty and Air National Guard Airmen deployed in support of BTF Europe, which challenges them to operate at a forward location just like they would at home station. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Kayla White) More