It's a bird! It's a plane! This #tailtuesday we welcome the B-1 back to Team Al Udeid! #B1 #bomber #lancer #AUAB Ellsworth AFB | Air Force Global Strike Command | Air Force Global Strike Command (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Aubrey Griffin)
The Bone is back! Two B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth AFB, S.D., arrive at Al Udeid AB, Qatar, March 31. The B-1 returns to the USCENTCOM AOR to replace the B-52 Stratofortress, which flew 1,800+ sorties and dropped nearly 12,000 weapons against ISIS and Taliban targets since 2016. United States Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein Heather Wilson U.S. Central Command Air Force Global Strike Command Ellsworth AFB
AFCENT commander Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian on March 30 flew one of the B-52’s final combat missions before it departed, AFCENT said in a tweet Monday.
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AFCENT Commander Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian flew one of the final combat missions for the B-52 March 30 before the Stratofortress left the Middle East. (AFCENT)
The B-1 last deployed to the Middle East in July 2014, to support operations in Afghanistan. Soon afterwards, however, the war against ISIS erupted and Lancers began carrying out missions against the militant group in Iraq and Syria.
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