Derfor lander amerikanske bombefly i Norge

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A US Air Force B1-B bomber plane flies above the Syrian town of Kobane on October 18, 2014 as seen from the Turkish border town of Suruc. Turkey is turning a deaf ear to insistent pressure to take a more pro-active stance in the fight against Islamic State (IS) jihadists, adding to existing strains with the West under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.  Western diplomats have repeatedly made clear they want to see the key NATO member play a key role in the coalition against the militants, who are battling for the Syrian town Kobane just a few kilometers from Turkey. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS Foto: Aris Messinis
A US Air Force B1-B bomber plane flies above the Syrian town of Kobane on October 18, 2014 as seen from the Turkish border town of Suruc. Turkey is turning a deaf ear to insistent pressure to take a more pro-active stance in the fight against Islamic State (IS) jihadists, adding to existing strains with the West under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Western diplomats have repeatedly made clear they want to see the key NATO member play a key role in the coalition against the militants, who are battling for the Syrian town Kobane just a few kilometers from Turkey. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS Foto: Aris Messinis

I dag kom det amerikanske bombefly til Forsvarets hovedflystasjon på Ørlandet.Poenget med oppholdet er å gjenopprette kunnskapen og erfaringen som forsvant med den kalde krigen: standardiserte rutiner, prosedyrer og driller for hvordan norske og amerikanske styrker kan krige sammen, i lufta og på bakken.For uten samtrente styrker i fred blir det vanskelig å samarbeide i krig. Heldigvis avviklet Lancer-flyene evnen til å bære atomvåpen på 1990-tallet.Siden den gang har fly