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US Air Force This week, those bombers trained with troops on the ground to conduct close air support. The deployment, and increased Arctic activity in general, comes amid high tensions between NATO and Russia. US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers that deployed to Norway in late February have already demonstrated their reach in the air around Europe, and this week they tested their ability to put bombs on target in new surroundings. On March 8, a bomber conducted Joint Terminal Attack Controller training with US Navy SEALs, US Marines, and Norwegian soldiers near Setermoen in the Norwegian Arctic. JTACs, as they re known, direct aircraft during close-air-support missions. For this training, US and Norwegian JTACs took position on top of a mountain and quickly established communications with the bomber to call in targets, a Marine Corps release said. ....
US Air Force/Airman 1st Class Josiah Brown US B-1B bombers arrived in Norway on February 22 for the first bomber deployment ever to that country. NATO officials said the deployment shouldn t be seen as a threat, but the bombers capabilities should be clear. Four US Air Force B-1B bombers arrived at Ørland Air Station in central Norway on February 22 for what officials say is a historic deployment meant to familiarize US airmen with new terrain. While US bombers regularly train with Norwegian aircraft, they usually fly out of another major base in the region. This is the first time that we are generating flights in partnership with our close ally, Norway, as well as operating from Norwegian soil, Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, deputy commander of US Air Forces in Europe and Africa, told reporters Friday. ....
US Army/Maj. Stephen Von Jett Capt. Abraham Morland flew a B-1B over Super Bowl LV in a first-of-its-kind tri-bomber flyover. He flew over Raymond James Stadium with a B-2 stealth bomber and a B-52. The flyover was four years in the making, and initial planning started nearly a year ago. Super Bowl LV was dramatically different from previous Super Bowls, starting with the ambitious, technically precise bomber flyover that opened the game. The smaller-than-usual crowd, capped at 22,000 because of COVID-19 restrictions, witnessed a dramatic years-in-the-making three-bomber flyover thanks to hours of planning and practice by Capt. Abraham Morland and his teammates. ....
US Air Force The Air Force has taken the first step in its plan to divest 17 B-1B bombers in the coming months, sending the first Lancer to the boneyard. The divestments will reduce the active B-1 fleet to 45 aircraft, and the service plans to retire all of them by 2036. 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 time, said Gen. Tim Ray, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, in a news release. ....