BUFF IN OZ: A USAF B-52 takes off from Royal Australian Air Force Base (RAAF) Darwin, Australia. The bomber’s on its way back to Guam.
RELATED: The caption refers to a specific U.S.-Australia exercise, but at the strategic level think Quad. The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue: Japan, Australia, America and India. You can find more details in Chapter 3 of my latest book, Cocktails from Hell: The Dragon Revives.