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More bomber operations mean the chess pieces are moving, US Air Forces top officer says insider@insider.com (Christopher Woody) © US Air Force/SSgt. Trevor T. McBride B-52 bombers in formation after missions over the Baltic Sea, October 23, 2019. US Air Force/SSgt. Trevor T. McBride The US Air Forces bomber fleet has been busy, flying frequent missions to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Those flights are to "make sure the chess pieces are moving on a regular basis," the Ai...

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer Bombers Have Just Arrived At Orland Air Station, Norway. U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer Bombers Have Just Arrived At Orland Air Station, Norway. The B-1B arrival marks the first time U.S. bombers have operated out of Norway. Four U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, have deployed to Norway, as part of a BTF (Bomber Task Force) mission. Flying as TABOO (some sources say SABU) flight and supported by tankers from Pease Air Force...

Two B-1B Lancers took off from Andersen AFB, to conduct a Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission in the Indo-Pacific command theater, Dec. 16, 2020, integrating with Japanese fighters and making history landing at Iwakuni.,

Russian Tu-160 Bombers Fly Over Barents And Norwegian Seas As U.S. B-1Bs Prepare For Norwegian Deployment Russian Tu-160 Bombers Fly Over Barents And Norwegian Seas As U.S. B-1Bs Prepare For Norwegian Deployment A Tu-160 Blackjack (Press service of Russian Ministry of Defense) Two Tu-160 Blackjack strategic missile carriers performed a mission over the neutral waters of the Barents, Greenland and Norwegian seas, a region where U.S. B-1 Lancer bombers are going to operate in a couple of weeks, r...

The US is sending bomber crews and destroyer captains north to learn how to fight in the Arctic insider@insider.com (Christopher Woody) © US Air Force A B-1B bomber over the Arctic Circle, September 25, 2020. US Air Force The US military is getting more active in the Arctic, working with allies amid tensions with Russia. US Air Force bombers and Navy surface ships have been an increasingly visible presence there. The region remains one of low tension, but Russia and NATO are ...

U.S. B-1 Lancer Bombers To Operate From Orland Air Base During Upcoming First Ever Norway Deployment U.S. B-1 Lancer Bombers To Operate From Orland Air Base During Upcoming First Ever Norway Deployment File photo of a Dyess AFBs B-1 Lancer (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman River Bruce) The B-1 Lancer bombers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, are about to deploy to Norway for Bomber Task Force mission. For the first time, an expeditionary B-1 Lancer bomber squadron from Dyess AFB, will depl...

B-1B Lancers deploy to Norway for Bomber Task Force training missions By (0) A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron flies over the Arctic Circle in September. Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force Feb. 2 (UPI) -- More than 200 Air Force personnel from Texas Dyess Air Force Base are traveling to Norway to support upcoming Bomber Task Force missions out of Norways Orland Air Base. U.S. Air Force personnel will travel with an expeditionary B-1 Lancer bomber squadron and train in...

By CAITLIN DOORNBOS | STARS AND STRIPES Published: February 1, 2021 A task force of four B-52H Stratofortress bombers arrived Thursday at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, part of an ongoing demonstration by the Air Force of its ability to move strategic assets around the globe. The B-52s, from the 96th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., were sent to “reinforce the rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific region” through “strategic deterrence,” according to an Air...

B-52H task force deploys to Guam in support of Pacific Air Forces By (0) A B-52 Stratofortress arrives at Anderson Air Force, Guam, last week in support of Bomber Task Force deployment. Photo by 1st Lt. Denise D. Guiao-Corpuz/U.S. Air Force Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A task force of four B-52H Stratofortress bombers from the 96th Bomb Squadron has been deployed in support of Pacific Air Forces training efforts. The task force from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived last week at Anderson AFB...

By 1st Lt. Denise C. Guiao-Corpuz, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs / Published February 01, 2021 A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., arrives at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of a Bomber Task Force deployment, Jan. 26, 2020. The aircraft, from the 96th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale AFB, La., deployed in support of Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with allies, partners and joint forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Denise C. Guiao...