Feb. 23, 2024 Ellsworth B-1s Arrive in Sweden for Bomber Task Force Deployment Three weeks after conducting airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, a pair of B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, arrived at Luleå-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, for a Bomber Task Force deployment Feb. 23, 2024.
Feb. 3, 2024 B-1s Part of Airstrikes B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing launched early Feb. 1, 2024, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups.
Jan. 31, 2024 US B-1B Lancers train alongside Republic of Singapore Air Force Two B-1B Lancers assigned to the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, arrived at Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, Jan. 18-24, as part of the United States Air Force's regular training and engagements with key partners in the region.
Jan. 19, 2024 US B-1B Lancers conduct air-to-air refueling training with Republic of Singapore Air Force Two B-1B Lancers assigned to the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, arrived at Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, Jan. 18, as part of the United States Air Force’s regular training and engagements with key partners in the region.
Jan. 11, 2024 First 7th Wing commander passes away Maj. Gen. Jerrold P. Allen, first commander of the 7th Bomb Wing, passed away Dec. 13, 2023, in San Antonio, Texas.
Dec. 20, 2023 U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea Conduct Second Trilateral Aerial Exercise For the second time this year, fighter aircraft from the U.S., Japan, and the Republic of Korea conducted a trilateral escort flight of U.S. bombers operating in the Indo-Pacific, Dec. 20, 2023.
Dec. 15, 2023 Bones and Bombs, 25 years since the B-1’s combat debut The B-1B Lancer made its historic combat debut 25 years ago, on Dec. 18, 1998, in support of Operation Desert Fox on Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain. The four-day operation was conducted in response to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s failure to comply with United Nations resolutions and their