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B-1 bomber crash report blasts crew mistakes, culture of ‘complacency’
“Many failures leading to this mishap were not a one-time occurrence or an aberration," the report into a January B-1 bomber crash concluded.
B-1B Lancer bombers return to Texas from European deployment
The bombers depart as tensions rise in Eastern Europe over Russian aggression and a migrant crisis.
Frontline Photos: Nov. 14, 2021
Marines' 41-hour tribute run, Air Force pilots over the Red Sea, sailors on the Java Sea and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
American B-1B bomber flies over Mideast amid Iran tensions
Biden sending a B1-B bomber into the region allows him to send “a clear message of reassurance” to regional allies, as the U.S. Air Force’s Central Command put it on Twitter.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
B-1B bombers return to Diego Garcia island base after 15 years
Lancers showed up after China began holding military air drills near Taiwan and launched a joint naval exercise with Russia in the Sea of Japan.
Frontline Photos: Oct. 17, 2021
Black Daggers over Oahu, sailors in the spray of Bengal Bay, B-1B's bolting for the Baltic and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Farewell, Bones: Air Force finishes latest round of B-1B bomber retirements
Retiring B-1B and B-2 bombers will make way for the new B-21 Raider over the next two decades.
Air Force begins clearing B-1Bs to fly as safety inspections continue
The Air Force is beginning to return B-1B bombers to the air after grounding the entire fleet April 20.
Entire B-1B bomber fleet grounded over fuel pump filter housing problem
Air Force Global Strike Command indefinitely grounded the service’s 57 active B-1B Lancers amid safety concerns April 20.
Best pics of the week: March 14, 2021
U.S. forces train at Camp Fuji, Ike conducts operations in the Mediterranean, security forces train at exercise Mosaic Tiger at Avon Park Air Force Range, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
The ‘Bone’ heads to the boneyard
The Air Force retired the first of 17 B-1 bombers planned to be divested as part of the fiscal 2021 budget.
By Valerie Insinna