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https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your ... -training/B-1B Lancers fly with Norwegian F-35s during a training mission for Bomber Task Force Europe, May 20, 2020.
Aircrews from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota,
took off on their long-range, long-duration Bomber Task Force mission
to conduct interoperability training with our allies and partners
and strengthen our steadfast partnerships.
https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/ ... -lucht-bijTwo B-1B Lancer bombers from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota flew to the Nordic region of Europe Wednesday as part of a training mission with allies.
The flight marked the first time any B-1s have flown over Sweden,
U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa said in a release Wednesday.
The B-1s, from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth, trained with Swedish Gripen fighters
and conducted close air support training with Swedish joint terminal attack controllers at Vidsel Range there.
The B-1s were also escorted by Typhoon fighters from the Royal Air Force as they flew over the United Kingdom.
And they flew tactical sorties with Norwegian F-35s,
and flew a low approach over Ørland Air Station,
the home of Norway’s F-35 fleet.
A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England,
and a Dutch KDC-10 from the 334th Squadron at Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands,
refueled the B-1s
so they could make the round trip from Ellsworth without stopping.
This is the latest in a series of long-range bomber task force missions carried out this month,
including all three types of bombers in the Air Force’s fleet.
For example, B-1s previously trained earlier in May with Danish and Polish F-16s and other fighters.
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