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The Air Force Just Retired the First B-1B Bomber The 28th Bomb Wing’s first B-1B Lancer upgraded with Sustainment Block-16 touches down at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 2, 2016. (Donald Knechtel/U.S. Air Force) 18 Feb 2021 The first B-1B Lancer bomber has headed to the Boneyard, Air Force Global Strike Command announced Wednesday. It's the first step in the Air Force's plan to divest 17 of the bombers in coming months, reducing the active B-1 fleet to 45 aircraft.  "Beginning to retire legacy bombers, to make way for the B-21 Raider, is something we have been working toward for some ...

Army Prepared to Sacrifice Unit Readiness to Defeat COVID-19, McConville Says U.S. Army Soldiers and a FEMA employee work together at a mass vaccination site at California State University, Los Angeles, Feb. 15, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard/Spc. Simone Lara) 17 Feb 2021 As the Pentagon calls on active units to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said Wednesday that he is prepared to sacrifice the readiness of some units to defeat the pandemic. "The nation has asked us to help out with the vaccinations. ... We just sent out [the] first team of 222 [sol...