"Arctic Bone": U.S. B-1 Bombers Fly First Mission From Norway Over Easter Barents Sea, "Russia's Naval Backyard"
File photo of a U.S. Air Force B-1B. In the box, the Barents Sea. The U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer bombers have launched the first deterrence patrol from Orland Air Station to the eastern Barents Sea, where they integrated with RNoAF F-35A . On Feb. 26, 2021, the U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancers from the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, deployed to Norway for a BTF (Bomber Task Force) have launched their first mission. According to the U.S. Air Force, two B-1s participated in a local sortie where they conducted tactical integration with a Norwegian F-35A and Norwegian naval assets in the