The US Air Force’s two B-1B Lancer bomber aircraft, from the Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, have returned to the Indo-Pacific region for the Bomber Task Force deployment.
The 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, deployed the bombers from the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS).
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The deployment was done to support Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with allies, partners and joint forces besides for strategic deterrence missions in the Indo-Pacific region.
USAF 37th EBS director of operations Lt Col Robert Horstmann said: “These missions enable our crews to maintain a high state of readiness and proficiency.
“That is why we do these deployments, to continue challenging ourselves and proving assurance to our allies and partners for a free and open Indo-Pacific.”
Prior to their arrival in Guam, the B-1s Lancers integrated with the fighters from Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) in the Sea of Japan.
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By GlobalDataHorstmann added: “With the ability to carry the largest conventional payload of Joint Air-to-Surface Missiles and Joint Direct Attack Munitions, B-1s are a show of force when it comes to these missions.
“With our bombers’ capabilities, we can deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision munitions against any adversary, anywhere, at any time.”
In August, USAF B-1B Lancer bomber aircraft conducted a bilateral mission with JASDF and a joint mission with the US Navy in the Indo-Pacific region.
In July, two USAF B-1B Lancers conducted bilateral bomber task force operations in the Indo-Pacific region from the Andersen AFB.
