B-1B no longer operating over Iraq, Syria

The U.S. Air Force has pulled back its B-1B bombers that were operating over Iraq and Syria for necessary upgrades back home.

Rockwell B-1B Lancer (7627722650)
By Clemens Vasters from Viersen, Germany [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Lt. Gen. Charles Q. Brown said other warplanes, including those from the coalition, will take up the slack.

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