A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam to fly a bilateral mission with two Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15’s over the East China Sea, July 6, 2017. This mission marks the first time U.S. Pacific Command B-1B Lancers have conducted combined training with JASDF fighters at night, demonstrating our increasing combined capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Skovo)