JASDF F-2s with live AAM-4s escorting B-1Bs over the Pacific

A pair of B-1B bombers assigned to Dyess Air Force Base flew a Continental United States to Continental United States joint Large Force Exercise with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force on Jan. 11.

A B-1B Lancer from Dyess Air Force Base flies alongside two Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a joint Large Force Exercise in the Indo-Pacific region, Jan. 11, 2022. Conducting training missions alongside partners strengthens the joint force tactics within the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)