A B-1B Lancer flies with a Danish F-16 during a training mission for Bomber Task Force Europe, May 5, 2020. Aircrews from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, took off on their long-range, long-duration Bomber Task Force mission to conduct interoperability training with Danish fighter aircraft and Estonian joint terminal attack controllers ground teams. Training with our NATO allies and theater partner nations contribute to enhanced resiliency and interoperability and enables us to build enduring relationships necessary to confront the broad range of global challenges.

Continuing coverage of Bomber Task Force in Europe

Photos from Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper's visit to U.S. Strategic Command, Feb. 20, 2020.

SECDEF Visits USSTRATCOM
The U.S. Navy conducted a scheduled, one-missile test flight of an unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) missile from USS Maine (SSBN-741), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, on the Western Test Range off the coast of San Diego, California, Feb. 12, 2020.

USS Maine Successfully Tests Trident II D5LE Missile
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during a developmental test at 12:33 a.m. Pacific Time Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

Air Force Global Strike Command Tests Minuteman III Missile with launch from Vandenberg
U.S. Air Force aircraft from the Pacific theater and the continental United States integrated with the Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force or JASDF) to conduct bilateral and theater familiarization training near Japan Feb. 3.

US, Japan bomber-fighter integration showcases alliance, global power projection
United States Strategic Command effectively executed command and control and battle staff roles, responsibilities, and objectives during Global Lightning 20.

Global Lightning 20: USSTRATCOM supports fellow combatant commands through battle staff-focused exercise from new C2F
A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, receives fuel from a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker during Global Thunder 20, Oct. 28, 2019. Global Thunder is an annual command and control exercise that assesses and validates all of U.S. Strategic Command’s mission areas, tests joint and field training operations, and has a specific focus on nuclear readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)

USSTRATCOM proves nuclear readiness, conducts bomber fly-off during Global Thunder 20

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PHOTOS: USS Alaska (SSBN 732) arrives at HMNB Clyde, Scotland for a scheduled port visit July 2, 2019.

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B-1B Lancers arrive at Andersen Air Force Base for Bomber Task Force deployment
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing launches in support of a Bomber Task Force deployment from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Dec. 4, 2020. The dynamic force employment model empowers a small but agile footprint of maintenance personnel to generate airpower at locations across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicolas Z. Erwin)
Dec. 6, 2020 - B-1B Lancers returned to the Indo-Pacific region for a Bomber Task Force deployment, conducting operations out of Andersen Air Base, Guam.
U.S.-Based B-52 Bomber Conducts Mission Over Barents Sea
The latest Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission in Europe occurred Thursday over the Barents Sea as a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft conducted integration operations with NATO Allies.
Dec. 4, 2020 - The latest Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission in Europe occurred Thursday over the Barents Sea as a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft conducted integration operations with NATO Allies.
Global Power Bomber CTF conducts B-1B external captive carry demonstration
A B-1B Lancer with a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) flies in the skies above Edwards Air Force Base, California, Nov. 20. The flight was a demonstration of the B-1B’s external weapons carriage capabilities. (Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)
Nov. 24, 2020 - The B-1B Lancer’s expanded carriage capabilities comes one step closer to fruition following an external captive carry flight over the skies of Edwards Air Force Base, California, Nov. 20.
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