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A B-1 bomber from the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron leads a formation with fighters in front of U.S. Navy and Japanese surface vessels during Exercise Keen Sword 17, which took place Oct. 30 to Nov. 11, 2016, in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Japan, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Keen Sword is a bilateral exercise between the Japanese Self-Defense Force and the United States designed to strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance and increase combined combat readiness within the framework of the alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Nathan Burke) Deployed B-1s join U.S. forces, JSDF for Exercise Keen Sword
B-1 bombers from the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron deployed to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, joined U.S. forces and the Japan Self-Defense Force for Exercise Keen Sword 17, a joint and bilateral exercise held biennially off the coast of Japan. Keen Sword tests Japan-U.S. interoperability in a number of mission areas to include integrated air and missile defense as well as amphibious operations. Editor’s Note: Information for this story was compiled from DVIDS and other military websites.
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit fly over Guam after launching from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for an integrated bomber operation Aug.17, 2016. This mission marks the first time in history that all three of Air Force Global Strike Command's strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting integrated operations in the U.S. Pacific Command area of operations. As of Aug. 15, the B-1 Lancer will be temporarily deployed to Guam in support of U.S. Pacific Command's Continuous Bomber Presence mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Smoot) B-52, B-1, B-2s participate in first integrated bomber operation in USPACOM AOR
History was made Aug. 17, 2016 when all three of Air Force Global Strike Command's strategic power projection bombers, the B-52 Stratofortress, B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit, simultaneously took to the sky during their first integrated bomber operation in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
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A B-52 Stratofortress and a B-1 Lancer taxi to the runway at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 15, 2016. The two bombers took part in an inaugural integration flight where a B-1 aviator acted as mission commander and crewmember aboard the B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach) B-1, B-52 bombers set stage for increased wartime versatility
Air Force Global Strike Command’s B-1 Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress bombers have taken turns overseas with airstrikes in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Each airframe provides invaluable capabilities, such as the Lancer’s maximum payload size and supersonic speed and the Stratofortress’ unmatched array of weapons.
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Senior Airman Jason Stach, a 28th Aircraft Maintenance Unit B-1B Lancer aircraft technician, removes the inlet covers from the engines of one of the bombers May 3, 2016, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Stach is responsible for preflight inspections and maintenance on the B-1, which includes checking fluids such as fuel, oil and hydraulics, as well as landing gear and oxygen for the aircraft crew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Alexander Guerrero) Keeping the B-1 airborne
The Air Force employs thousands of aircraft maintainers to perform the upkeep on all of its different airframes. It's up to maintainers like Senior Airman Jason Stach, a B-1B aircraft technician from the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, to keep the Lancer mission ready.
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B-52H Stratofortresses taxi on the runway during Exercise Constant Vigilance at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 17, 2016. Air Force Global Strike Command conducts training operations and exercises on a regular basis to ensure our forces are ready to perform nuclear deterrence operations and long-range strike missions if and when called upon to do so. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class J.T. Armstrong) AFGSC practices Constant Vigilance
Air Force Global Strike Command participated in Constant Vigilance April 11-15, an annual exercise that tests its ability to conduct both conventional and nuclear operations.
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A B-1 bomber launches from the Ellsworth Air Force Base flightline to participate in the quarterly Large Force Exercise in the Powder River Training Complex March 30-31, 2016. The exercise included 17 aircraft and allowed B-1 bomber aircrews to train alongside other platforms to provide a realistic perspective of how to conduct multi-aircraft operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert/Released) Ellsworth launches for large force exercise in PRTC
B-1 bombers launched from the flightline to participate in a quarterly Large Force Exercise in the Powder River Training Complex March 30-31, 2016.
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Airmen assigned to the 7th Maintenance Group prep a B-1B Lancer’s bomb bay for a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Feb. 21, 2016, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, during a B-1 Combat Mission Effectiveness Exercise. The exercise challenged Airmen assigned to the 7th Bomb Wing to prepare six B-1s to launch with weapons and deploy the aircraft and personnel within 48 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Mayfield/Released) Lancers execute first-ever Block 16 long-range strike exercise
After more than a decade of performing precision strike operations in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility, the B-1 Lancers have returned home. While U.S. and coalition aircraft step in to continue the air campaign in Iraq and Syria, where B-1s from Dyess and Ellsworth Air Force Bases delivered devastating blows to Daesh forces, the Lancers are stateside, completing the largest fleet sustainment block upgrade in the program's history.
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Master Sgt. Tyler Conner, 28th Security Forces Squadron NCO in charge of security forces training, left, talks with Maj. Gen. Richard Clark, Eighth Air Force commander, about the all-terrain vehicles the security forces squadron use to access off-road locations at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 19, 2016. Clark visited with various squadrons, learning their roles in the base’s mission, and getting to know the bomber Airmen of the 28th Bomb Wing. 8th AF commander visits with bomber Airmen at Ellsworth
The commander of the Mighty Eighth visited Ellsworth AFB Jan. 18-20 and met with bomber Airmen to not only learn more about the base's mission, but commend them for all they have done at home station and while deployed.During his visit, Maj. Gen. Richard Clark, Eighth Air Force commander, toured many different squadrons to get some face time with
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Senior Airman Alexis Anderson, a 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, services oil on a B-1B Lancer during a post-flight inspection Jan. 11, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Inspections are done to every B-1 after a mission. Anderson is deployed with the 307th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Terrica Y. Jones) B-1B Lancer sets rotational records before leaving downrange
A B-1B Lancer that achieved rotational milestones is scheduled to leave Al Udeid Air Base soon for a six-month hiatus for aircraft modifications stateside. The B-1 has been under the operational support of the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,and has set records during the July-January rotation with military members from the 307th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.
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Airman 1st Class Bobby Baker and Brian Allen, 37th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs, read through their technical orders during preventative maintenance on a B1-B Lancer September 22, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Baker and Allen are deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes) 379th AEW seeks continued success in 2016
The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, the largest and most diverse expeditionary wing in the U.S. Air Force, enters 2016 committed to achieving greater results than the wing experienced in 2015. Over the past 12 months, the 379 AEW has supported Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. The Wing’s KC-135
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