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Two B-1Bs flew from Ellsworth AFB to South China Sea in 32-hour round trip mission

Posted on May 1, 2020April 30, 2020 by alert5

USAF B-1B bombers are back in the Pacific again and this time a pair of them flew non-stop from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota to South China Sea on Apr. 29.

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, to refuel during a 34-hour round-trip sortie to conduct operations over the Pacific as part of a joint U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission April 30, 2020. This operation demonstrates the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model in line with the National Defense Strategy’s objectives of strategic predictability with persistent bomber presence, assuring allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

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AFGSC will continue to send all 3 types of bombers to Pacific

Posted on April 30, 2020 by alert5

During a virtual event with the AFA Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, the head of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command assured that the service will continue to send bombers to the Pacific, just not for extended periods.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Smoot / Public domain

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GE gets $707 million contract to supply F110 engines to Slovakia, Bulgaria, Taiwan and Qatar

Posted on April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 by alert5

The Pentagon announced on Apr. 28 that General Electric has been awarded a $707 million contract to supply the F110 fighter engine to Slovakia, Bulgaria, Taiwan and Qatar.

Alex R. Lloyd / Public domain