Two B-1B bombers assigned to Dyess Air Force Base were deployed to NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base for a Bomber Agile Combat Employment exercise from Dec. 10-12.
A B-1B Lancer aircraft takes off during a Bomber Agile Combat Employment exercise at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, December 12, 2019. Airmen with the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conducted minimum regeneration time maintenance on the B-1B Lancer aircraft. During this time, they tested the ability to use Airmen from multiple career fields coming together to launch the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs says the objective of the exercise is “to develop and improve the ability to rapidly deploy B-1B bomber aircraft, personnel and equipment to austere or unfamiliar locations worldwide in support of Air Force and Combatant Command strategic objectives.”
During the exercise, three C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 317th Airlift Wing and the 19th Airlift Wing transported the equipment and personnel needed to successfully maintain and support flying operations for two B-1B Lancer’s from the 7th Bomb Wing’s 9th Bomb Squadron.
An Airman with the 317th Airlift Squadron directs a K-loader away from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a Bomber Agile Combat Employment exercise at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, December 10, 2019. The training is part of a local initiative at Dyess AFB that tested the abilities of multiple wings coming together to develop and improve the capabilities of Airmen to deploy B-1B Lancer aircraft and send personnel and equipment to austere or unfamiliar locations worldwide on short notice in support of Air Force strategic objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
