1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:31,940 --> 00:00:32,940 mhm 3 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:50,270 mm hmm . We were in 4 00:00:50,270 --> 00:00:53,760 peace talks and then they fell apart 5 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:57,610 somewhere between there and the actual 6 00:00:57,610 --> 00:01:00,870 launching of the attack . The decision 7 00:01:00,870 --> 00:01:04,250 was made To kick off line back or two , 8 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:12,470 linebacker two Was the bombing 9 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,060 of North Vietnam hitting strategic 10 00:01:15,060 --> 00:01:18,160 locations in December 1972 . 11 00:01:19,130 --> 00:01:22,640 It was a very strenuous time here at 12 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,910 Andersen Air Force base housing between 13 00:01:25,910 --> 00:01:29,540 12,000 and 15,000 airmen on Guam at 14 00:01:29,540 --> 00:01:32,830 that time was a pretty impossible 15 00:01:32,830 --> 00:01:36,300 task to man dorm rooms became six man 16 00:01:36,300 --> 00:01:38,930 dorm rooms . We had this place called 17 00:01:38,940 --> 00:01:42,060 Tin City , which is Tyne dorms that 18 00:01:42,060 --> 00:01:44,400 were originally built for maintenance 19 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,770 personnel to take care of all these B- 20 00:01:46,770 --> 00:01:48,770 52s that were here . There was over 21 00:01:48,770 --> 00:01:51,310 5000 maintenance personnel on this base 22 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,160 on the very first night of the 23 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,270 operation , we had 100 and 55 24 00:01:57,270 --> 00:02:00,610 approximately B 50 two's here , 87 B 50 25 00:02:00,610 --> 00:02:04,140 two's took off from here and another 42 26 00:02:04,140 --> 00:02:06,500 more took off from U tapao Thailand . 27 00:02:06,510 --> 00:02:10,230 So 129 B 50 two's flew that first 28 00:02:10,230 --> 00:02:10,760 mission 29 00:02:20,640 --> 00:02:23,770 Over the course of 11 days , B- 52 s 30 00:02:23,770 --> 00:02:25,992 flew round the clock . Bombing missions 31 00:02:25,992 --> 00:02:29,080 over North Vietnam dropping over 15,000 32 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,580 tons of ordinance on critical targets . 33 00:02:32,340 --> 00:02:34,630 Operation Linebacker two brought the 34 00:02:34,630 --> 00:02:37,150 Democratic Republic of Vietnam Back to 35 00:02:37,150 --> 00:02:39,520 negotiations and helped bring an end to 36 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:42,430 the war missions conducted during 37 00:02:42,430 --> 00:02:44,530 linebacker . Two were made possible 38 00:02:44,540 --> 00:02:47,030 because of courageous committed and 39 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:48,151 innovative airmen . 40 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,462 Midway through the campaign , something 41 00:02:53,462 --> 00:02:55,518 as small as changing times on target 42 00:02:55,518 --> 00:02:57,684 runnin headings and altitudes played a 43 00:02:57,684 --> 00:02:59,907 significant role in the overall success 44 00:02:59,907 --> 00:03:00,962 of the operation . 45 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:06,300 Since then , the beef , the two 46 00:03:06,310 --> 00:03:07,699 continues to evolve both 47 00:03:07,699 --> 00:03:10,360 technologically and tactically 48 00:03:12,540 --> 00:03:15,780 Now and into the future , B52 air crew 49 00:03:15,790 --> 00:03:18,180 are challenged to find innovative ways 50 00:03:18,180 --> 00:03:20,310 to employ the aircraft . Just ask the 51 00:03:20,310 --> 00:03:22,160 heroic air crew that flew during 52 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:23,271 linebacker to did . 53 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,470 Mhm . B 52 s continue to provide a 54 00:03:36,470 --> 00:03:38,359 significant , rapid global strike 55 00:03:38,359 --> 00:03:40,590 capability that enables our readiness 56 00:03:40,700 --> 00:03:42,867 and U . S . Commitment to deterrence , 57 00:03:42,867 --> 00:03:45,410 offers assurance to our allies and 58 00:03:45,410 --> 00:03:47,410 strengthens regional security and 59 00:03:47,410 --> 00:03:49,780 stability in the Indo asIA pacific 60 00:03:49,790 --> 00:03:50,290 region . 61 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,480 To this day , Andersen Air Force Base 62 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,860 remains a power projection platform . 63 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:08,240 Okay . 64 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:16,250 Mhm .