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  • U.S. B-1B Lancers arrive in the UK for BTF 24-1

    More than 100 Airmen and B-1B Lancer aircraft assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, deployed to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Thursday for Bomber Task Force-Europe 24-1.

  • 7th BW rolls out first BEAST-modified B-1B

    The 7th Bomb Wing’s first B-1 Embracing Agile Scheduling Team modified B-1B Lancer took its first flight September 8, 2023, from Dyess AFB marking a new era of lethality for the venerable aircraft. BEAST was designed to shorten fielding of each system, preserve aircraft availability and ensure

  • 7 MXG leverages new technology

    The 7th Maintenance Group recently fielded their first-ever wireless communication system during a B-1B Lancer launch, becoming the first B-1B unit to receive and utilize such headsets.Prior to the introduction of the wireless headsets, B-1B aircrew pre-flight communication required one Airman to

  • Raider Maintainers Generate Red Flag Airpower

    Wrenches turning, engines running and scattered voices fill the air on the flightline. Constant movement and an effort-by-all ensure the B-1B Lancers, assigned to the 34th Bomb Squadron, are mission-ready at Red Flag-Nellis 23-3.

  • Family business: a generation of bombers

    A sense of excitement builds inside his body as he steps up the ladder of a B-1B Lancer. He's been surrounded by this aircraft for the majority of his life, but this time is different as he'll be the one flying now.

  • Dyess B-1s return from Holloman AFB

    B-1B Lancers taxi onto the flightline at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, March 24, 2023. Seven B-1s returned to Dyess after being relocated to Holloman AFB, New Mexico, due to possible major storms. The short-notice aircraft relocation demonstrated the agility of 7th Bomb Wing Airmen while confirming

  • Bombers showcase long range deterrence over Pacific

    The 50th Air Refueling Squadron and the 909th ARS refueled four B-1B Lancers during this Bomber Task Force mission, including those that participated in the Aero India 2023 aerospace exhibition, over the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 17, 2023. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command routinely and visibly demonstrates