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Bomber Task Force flies farther with 909th ARS support

  • Published
  • By Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker and Senior Airman Tylir Meyer
  • 18th Wing
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, receives fuel from a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a routine Bomber Task Force mission over the South China Sea, May 31, 2024. BTF missions provide opportunities to train and work with Allies and partners in joint and coalition operations and exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker)