>U.S. B-1 Lancers, B-2 stealth bombers conduct missions in Indo-Pacific
>Aug. 18 (UPI) – Pacific Air Forces launched four B-1 Lancers, two B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers and four F-15C Eagles and conducted Bomber Task Force missions simultaneously with joint and allied partners in the Indo-Pacific region over the course of 24 hours, officials said Tuesday.
>Pacific Air Force conducted the Bomber Task Force operations, which started on Monday, to show the United States' commitment to allies and partners in the region, the Air Force said.
>"Our unique strength as an Air Force is our ability to generate integrated actions with our joint teammates and allies and partners to challenge competitors in a time and place of our choosing," Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, said in a statement.
>"These simultaneous airpower missions demonstrated our capacity and readiness to deliver a wide range of proactive, scalable options to quickly deploy our forces to support our mission of ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific theater," Wilsbach said.
>The B-1s departed from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota for the Sea of Japan, where they integrated with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
>Meanwhile, another set of B-1s took off from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
>The four 15-Cs departed from Kadena Air Base in Japan to integrate with the B-1s as well as the Navy's USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, as well as F-35 Lightning IIs assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan and F-15J aircraft from the JASDF to conduct large exercise training.
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