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  • Bomber in-air refueling at RIMPAC 2024

    A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer attached to the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas, is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 927th Air Refueling Wing, Florida, during exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) over the Pacific Ocean, July 18, 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines,

  • US and Partner Nations Conduct Multiple SINKEXs as Part of RIMPAC 2024

    Ships and aircraft participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 conducted long-planned, live-fire sinking exercises (SINKEXs) and sank the decommissioned USS Dubuque (LPD 8), July 11, 2024, and the decommissioned USS Tarawa (LHA 1), July 19, 2024. Both were sunk in waters 15,000 feet

  • Minot Airmen return from England

    A U.S. Airman assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing reunites with family after returning from Bomber Task Force (BTF) 24-3 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 26, 2024. BTF missions demonstrate the credibility U.S. our forces to address a global security environment that is more diverse and