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Increasing interoperability: B-2s, B-1s join US Marine Corps, Australian Defence Forces in combined exercise

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Benjamin Hovies with Command Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, and Australian Army Sgt. Aaron Costas direct the flight path of a U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Bomber at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Aug. 24, 2020. Hovies is a native of Lebanon, Tenn. and Costas is a native of Imbil, Queensland. Within the training scenario, a combined team of U.S. Marines and Australian Defence Forces provided target information to U.S. Air Force bombers conducting deep strikes on notional targets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani)
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US demonstrates airpower in Indo-Pacific region with simultaneous bomber missions

A U.S. Air Force 67th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle assigned to Kadena Air Base, Japan participates in a large-scale joint and bilateral integration training exercise Aug. 18, 2020. Four B-1B Lancers, two B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers, and four F-15C Eagles conducted Bomber Task Force missions simultaneously within the Indo-Pacific region over the course of 24 hours. Pacific Air Forces routinely conducts BTF operations to show the United States’ commitment to allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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US demonstrates airpower in Indo-Pacific region with simultaneous bomber missions

U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing five F/A-18 Super Hornets, Marine Corps Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 F-35 Lightning IIs, all assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, and a U.S. Air Force 37th Bomb Squadron B-1B Lancer assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., conduct a large-scale joint and bilateral integration training exercise Aug. 18, 2020. Four B-1B Lancers, two B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers, and four F-15C Eagles conducted Bomber Task Force missions simultaneously within the Indo-Pacific region over the course of 24 hours. Pacific Air Forces routinely conducts BTF operations to show the United States’ commitment to allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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US demonstrates airpower in Indo-Pacific region with simultaneous bomber missions

U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Japan Air Self Defense Force aircraft conduct a large-scale joint and bilateral integration training exercise Aug. 18, 2020. Four B-1B Lancers, two B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers, and four F-15C Eagles conducted Bomber Task Force missions simultaneously within the Indo-Pacific region over the course of 24 hours. Pacific Air Forces routinely conducts BTF operations to show the United States’ commitment to allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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Eyes on the Sky: US, Australia collaborate to advance space superiority

A C-Band space surveillance radar system, owned by the U.S. Air Force, operates as a dedicated sensor node at NCS Harold E. Holt, near Exmouth, Australia. Strategically located to cover both the southern and eastern hemisphere, the C-Band radar provides tracking and identification of space assets and debris for the U.S. space surveillance network. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax)
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Eyes on the Sky: US, Australia collaborate to advance space superiority

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jennifer Beisel, space liaison officer, 21st Operations Group, 21st Space Wing, works alongside Royal Australian Air Force to monitor and operate a U.S.-owned C-Band space surveillance radar system at NCS Harold E. Holt, near Exmouth, Australia. Strategically located to cover both the southern and eastern hemisphere, the C-Band radar provides tracking and identification of space assets and debris for the U.S. space surveillance network. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax)
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Eyes on the Sky: US, Australia collaborate to advance space superiority

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lt. James Pak, RAAF No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jennifer Beisel, space liaison officer , 21st Operations Group, 21st Space Wing, work together to monitor and operate a U.S.-owned C-Band space surveillance radar system at NCS Harold E. Holt, near Exmouth, Australia. Strategically located to cover both the southern and eastern hemisphere, the C-Band radar provides tracking and identification of space assets and debris for the U.S. space surveillance network. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax)
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Eyes on the Sky: US, Australia collaborate to advance space superiority

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lt. James Pak, RAAF No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit, works with U.S. Air Force counterparts to monitor and operate a U.S.-owned C-Band space surveillance radar system at NCS Harold E. Holt, near Exmouth, Australia. Strategically located to cover both the southern and eastern hemisphere, the C-Band radar provides tracking and identification of space assets and debris for the U.S. space surveillance network. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax)
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Eyes on the Sky: US, Australia collaborate to advance space superiority

The Space Surveillance Telescope (SST), developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is being reassembled at NCS Harold E. Holt, near Exmouth, Australia. The SST is a ground-based optical system that detects and tracks small objects in deep space, and provides an unprecedented wide-area search capability that will enhance space situational awareness of the Southern Celestial Hemisphere. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax)
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Eyes on the Sky: US, Australia collaborate to advance space superiority

The Space Surveillance Telescope (SST), developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is being reassembled at NCS Harold E. Holt, near Exmouth, Australia. The SST is a ground-based optical system that detects and tracks small objects in deep space, and provides an unprecedented wide-area search capability that will enhance space situational awareness of the Southern Celestial Hemisphere. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax)
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B-1s conduct South China Sea mission, demonstrates global presence

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dillon Neal, boom operator assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, prepares to refuel a B-1B Lancer from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., during a 32-hour round-trip sortie to conduct operations over the Pacific as part of a joint U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission April 30, 2020. The 909th ARS enables the execution of tactical, conventional, and peacetime operations in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)
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B-1s conduct South China Sea mission, demonstrates global presence

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, to refuel during a 32-hour round-trip sortie to conduct operations over the Pacific as part of a joint U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission April 30, 2020. This operation demonstrates the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model in line with the National Defense Strategy’s objectives of strategic predictability with persistent bomber presence, assuring allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)
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B-1s conduct South China Sea mission, demonstrates global presence

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, to refuel during a 32-hour round-trip sortie to conduct operations over the Pacific as part of a joint U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission April 30, 2020. This operation demonstrates the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model in line with the National Defense Strategy’s objectives of strategic predictability with persistent bomber presence, assuring allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)
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B-1s conduct South China Sea mission, demonstrates global presence

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, to refuel during a 32-hour round-trip sortie to conduct operations over the Pacific as part of a joint U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission April 30, 2020. This operation demonstrates the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model in line with the National Defense Strategy’s objectives of strategic predictability with persistent bomber presence, assuring allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)
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B-1s conduct South China Sea mission, demonstrates global presence

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., refuels with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during a 32-hour round-trip sortie to conduct operations over thePacific as part of a joint U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission April 30, 2020. This operation demonstrates the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model in line with the National Defense Strategy’s objectives of strategic predictability with persistent bomber presence, assuring allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)
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US, Japan bomber-fighter integration demonstrates dynamic force employment

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. and F-16 Fighting Falcons from Misawa Air Base, Japan, conducted bilateral joint training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-2s off the coast of Northern Japan, April 22, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command's bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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US, Japan bomber-fighter integration demonstrates dynamic force employment

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. and F-16 Fighting Falcons from Misawa Air Base, Japan, conducted bilateral joint training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-2s off the coast of Northern Japan, April 22, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command's bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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US, Japan bomber-fighter integration demonstrates dynamic force employment

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. and F-16 Fighting Falcons from Misawa Air Base, Japan, conducted bilateral joint training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-2s off the coast of Northern Japan, April 22, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command's bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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US, Japan bomber-fighter integration demonstrates dynamic force employment

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. and F-16 Fighting Falcons from Misawa Air Base, Japan, conducted bilateral joint training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-2s off the coast of Northern Japan, April 22, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command's bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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COVID-19 Prevention Graphic

COVID-19 Prevention Graphic. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Rosario "Charo" Gutierrez)
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