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28th Bomb Wing Airmen, B-1s Support Valiant Shield

A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., takes off in support of Exercise Valiant Shield at Andersen AFB, Guam, Sept. 17, 2020. The exercise is a U.S.-only field training exercise with a focus on joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicolas Z. Erwin)

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

A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, prepares to take off in support of a Bomber Task Force mission, at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, Aug. 23, 2020. As part of their BTF deployment, the B-2s participated in a combined United States-Australia exercise with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and Australian Defence Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)

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

A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, lands at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, in support a Bomber Task Force deployment, Aug. 15, 2020. As part of their BTF deployment, the B-2s participated in a combined United States-Australia exercise with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and Australian Defence Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Michael Hardy)

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

A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, takes off at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, in support a Bomber Task Force mission, August 26, 2020. BTF missions allow U.S. Strategic Command to provide persistent, long-term bomber presence to aid in U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. As part of their BTF deployment, the B-2s participated in a combined United States-Australia exercise with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin and Australian Defence Forces. During the exercise, MRF-D and ADF Joint Terminal Attack Controllers coordinated airstrikes with U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers and B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)

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

A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, taxis for take off at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, in support of a Bomber Task Force mission, August 26, 2020. BTF missions allow U.S. Strategic Command to provide persistent, long-term bomber presence to aid in U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. As part of their BTF deployment, the B-2s participated in a combined United States-Australia exercise with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin and Australian Defence Forces. During the exercise, MRF-D and ADF Joint Terminal Attack Controllers coordinated airstrikes with U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers and B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)

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

A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, sits on the flight line of Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, in support a Bomber Task Force deployment, Aug. 24, 2020. As part of their BTF deployment, the B-2s participated in a combined United States-Australia exercise with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and Australian Defence Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)

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393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron paves way for Dynamic Force Employment

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dakota Gill, Staff Sgt. Robert Sheridan and Senior Airman Dylan Winslow, 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron communications support team, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, trouble shoot communication network connectivity to U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command’s first mobile operations center during a deployment to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, August 20, 2020. Air Force Global Strike Command’s development of the mobile operations center is based on the National Defense Strategy’s objective to build lethality, strengthen alliances and streamline processes. Once implemented across AFGSC, the mobile operations center will allow commanders across the world to employ bomber forces to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific and ability of AFGSC to deliver lethal, ready, long-range strike options anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)

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393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron paves way for Dynamic Force Employment

Two pilots assigned to the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, watch a B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber fly over from U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command’s first mobile operations center during a deployment to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, August 24, 2020. Air Force Global Strike Command’s development of the mobile operations center is based on the National Defense Strategy’s objective to build lethality, strengthen alliances and streamline processes. Once implemented across AFGSC, the mobile operations center will allow commanders across the world to employ bomber forces to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific and ability of AFGSC to deliver lethal, ready, long-range strike options anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)

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393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron paves way for Dynamic Force Employment

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Patrick Corbin, 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron communications support team, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Senior Airman Brandon Kester, 374th Communication Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, set up a statelite link to U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command’s first mobile operations center during a deployment to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, August 20, 2020. Air Force Global Strike Command’s development of the mobile operations center is based on the National Defense Strategy’s objective to build lethality, strengthen alliances and streamline processes. Once implemented across AFGSC, the mobile operations center will allow commanders across the world to employ bomber forces to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific and ability of AFGSC to deliver lethal, ready, long-range strike options anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)

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Maintaining bomber lethality, readiness during COVID-19

U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber pilots and maintainers assigned to the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, pose for a photo after a flying mission at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, to support a Bomber Task Force mission, Aug. 17, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command units regularly conduct training with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. USSTRATCOM Bomber Task Force missions help maintain global stability and security while enabling units to become familiar with operations in different regions.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)

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Maintaining bomber lethality, readiness during COVID-19

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Samuel Medina, Staff Sgt. Mark Farrar, and Senior Airman Robert Witkowski, maintainers assigned to the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, prepare to marshal a B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, to support a bomber task force mission, Aug. 17, 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, deployed members actively employed social distancing measures and mask wearing in order to continue operating U.S. Strategic Command’s dynamic force employment missions in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)

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US demonstrates airpower in Indo-Pacific region with simultaneous bomber missions

A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, takes-off from Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, to support a Bomber Task Force mission, Aug. 17, 2020. Bomber Task Force missions allow U.S. Strategic Command to provide persistent, long-term bomber presence to aid in U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. Over the course of 24 hours, 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. 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 Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)

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US demonstrates airpower in Indo-Pacific region with simultaneous bomber missions

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Witkowski and Staff Sgt. Mark Farrar, 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron crew chiefs, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, prepare a B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber for take-off at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, to support a Bomber Task Force mission, Aug. 17, 2020. Bomber Task Force missions allow U.S. Strategic Command to provide persistent, long-term bomber presence in the Indo-Pacific, and around the globe. Over the course of 24 hours, 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. 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 Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)

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B-1s Conduct Bomber Task Force Mission in South China Sea

Aircrew, assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, prepare to board a B-1B Lancer at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, prior to a Bomber Task Force mission in the South China Sea, July 21, 2020. Long range, long duration missions demonstrate the U.S. Air Force’s unwavering commitment to our allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Christina Bennett)

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B-1s Conduct Bomber Task Force Mission in South China Sea

A 28th Bomb Wing B-1B Lancer, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., takes off from Andersen AFB, Guam, prior to a Bomber Task Force mission in the South China Sea, July 21, 2020. Carrying the largest conventional payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory, the multi-mission B-1 is the backbone of America’s long-range bomber force. The Department of Defense maintains command and control of its bomber force for any mission, anywhere in the world, at any time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christina Bennett)

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28th Bomb Wing deploys to Guam

An Airman assigned to the 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., checks luggage as part of a mobility processing line in preparation for a Bomber Task Force deployment, July 13, 2020. Airmen from the 28th Bomb Wing deployed to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s area of responsibility to conduct Bomber Task Force missions, which help maintain global stability and security while enabling units to become familiar in different regions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Quentin K. Marx)

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28th Bomb Wing deploys to Guam

A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron taxis on the flightline at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 16, 2020. Approximately 170 members and two B-1s deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of a Bomber Task Force deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s continuing commitment to allies and partners in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Quentin K. Marx)

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28th Bomb Wing deploys to Guam

A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron launches from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., for a Bomber Task Force (BTF) deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, July 16, 2020. Bomber Task Force missions help maintain global stability and security while enabling units to become familiar in different regions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Quentin K. Marx)

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B-1s return to Indo-Pacific, conduct bilateral training

A B-1B Lancer, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., as part of a Bomber Task Force, performs a flyover before landing at Andersen AFB, Guam, July 17, 2020. The BTF is deployed to Andersen AFB in support of Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with allies, partners and joint forces. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Christina Bennett)

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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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