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  • USAF Photo of the Day: Rulers of the bomber world -- King B-2, King BUFF, King BONE -- fly together

    05/27/2008 11:16:59 AM PDT · by EnjoyingLife · 18 replies · 1,997+ views
    ChamorroBible.org ^ | May 10, 2008 | SSgt. Samuel E. Rogers, U.S. Air Force
    1. B-2 Spirit stealth heavy bomber (left), B-52 Stratofortress heavy bomber (center), B-1B Lancer supersonic heavy bomber (right) fly in formation on 10 May 2008 for the 75th Anniversary of Barksdale AFB celebration. Large or medium photo via http://chamorrobible.org/gpw/gpw-20051129.htm (photo 12). 2. And here's the B-52 Stratofortress (left) and the B-2 Spirit (right) flying in formation on 10 May 2008. Large or medium or huge photo via http://chamorrobible.org/gpw/gpw-20051129.htm (photo 11). The Photographer United States Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel E. Rogers, 1st Fighter Wing Public Affairs, Langley Air Force Base
  • Air strikes hit more than 40 targets in Iraq

    01/10/2008 4:15:28 PM PST · by SandRat · 21 replies · 165+ views
    /10/2008 - FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq (AFPN) -- More than 40 targets were hit after precision air strikes destroyed reported al-Qaida safe havens Jan. 10 in Arab Jabour, Iraq. The precision air strikes supported Operation Phantom Phoenix, the overarching operation that includes Operation Marne Thunderbolt. Thirty-eight bombs were dropped within the first 10 minutes, with a total tonnage of 40,000 pounds. A joint operation between the Air Force and Soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division required extensive planning to prevent collateral damage and to deny the use of the area for attacks into Baghdad and...
  • U.S. Air Force Builds Up Presence In Iraq

    07/15/2007 2:55:43 PM PDT · by Kaslin · 33 replies · 1,481+ views
    CBS News ^ | July 15, 2007
    BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq Away from the headlines and debate over the "surge" in U.S. ground troops, the Air Force has quietly built up its hardware inside Iraq, sharply stepped up bombing and laid a foundation for a sustained air campaign in support of American and Iraqi forces. Squadrons of attack planes have been added to the in-country fleet. The air reconnaissance arm has almost doubled since last year. The powerful B1-B bomber has been recalled to action over Iraq. The escalation worries some about an increase in "collateral damage," casualties among Iraqi civilians. Air Force generals worry about wear...
  • Photo of the Day: Oh BONE, you bring happiness to your friends and fear to your enemies!

    04/03/2007 7:18:33 PM PDT · by EnjoyingLife · 7 replies · 1,120+ views
    Airliners.net ^ | July 16, 2005 | Voortmans Dirk
    U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber exhibiting power, authority and "art" in United Kingdom's friendly skies on 16 July 2005.
  • First tests successful for Sniper pod

    02/26/2007 10:38:48 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 7 replies · 329+ views
    Valley Press on ^ | Monday, February 26, 2007. | SR. AIRMAN JASON HERNANDEZ 95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
    EDWARDS AFB - The 419th Flight Test Squadron recently completed its initial developmental testing of a Sniper pod installed on a B-1B Lancer. The pod, manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp., is an advanced targeting pod with multi-sensor capability and allows the operator to positively identify targets. Currently, the B-1 cannot positively identify targets without additional aids such as other aircraft or personnel on the ground, said Maj. Jacque Joffrion, 419th Squadron B-1 flight commander and experimental test pilot. The pod increases the aircraft's self-targeting capability, he said. "The positive target identification capability of the targeting pod is what enhances reconnaissance...
  • B-1B strikes Taliban stronghold

    05/19/2006 2:58:54 PM PDT · by Excuse_My_Bellicosity · 41 replies · 1,072+ views
    Air Force Link ^ | 5/19/2006 | AFPN Staff
    5/19/2006 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- A B-1B Lancer struck a Taliban-associated compound May 17 near Kandahar, Afghanistan, in support of coalition ground forces conducting operations to detain individuals suspected of terrorist activities. The bomber responded to an immediate air support request with a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition, destroying the compound from which the Taliban members were attacking. Coalition ground forces reported approximately 15 to 20 Taliban were killed from the air strike. These individuals were active members of the Taliban network and conducted attacks against coalition and Afghan forces. Additionally, they conducted attacks against Afghan government officials and...
  • WARPLANES: B-1B Gets Upgrades, Work, But No Respect

    08/26/2005 6:49:40 PM PDT · by spetznaz · 93 replies · 2,204+ views
    StrategyPage ^ | August 25, 2005
    The U.S. Air Force is betting lots of money on its B-1B bomber, an aircraft that was the victim of many cancellation attempts, and the butt of many jokes because of that. But in the end, or at least as of today, the B-1B turned out to be a good investment. The B-1B carries more bombs than any other American heavy bomber. It can also move fast (about 1,500 kilometers an hour) if it needs to, and is stealthy. The B-1B played a major role in the 2001 campaign in Afghanistan, where eight of them dropped 40 percent of the...
  • U.S. Aircraft Security Handled Differently at Moscow Air Show

    08/18/2005 5:35:34 PM PDT · by SandRat · 4 replies · 578+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | Aug 18, 2005 | Tech. Sgt. Cindy Dorfner, USAF
    ZHUKOVSKY, Russia, Aug. 18, 2005 – As far as security forces troops are concerned, protecting aircraft in one location is like protecting aircraft in another. The scenery may change, but the procedures don't - unless, of course, the aircraft are in the former Soviet Union. For the 17 members of the 48th Security Forces Squadron from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, protocol in protecting U.S. aircraft at the Moscow International Air Show and Space Salon at Ramenskoye Airfield here is a bit different from what they're used to following. The security forces members here are not armed, as part of...
  • U.S. Air Force lands at Moscow air show

    08/16/2005 6:17:35 PM PDT · by klpt · 14 replies · 984+ views
    Air Force Link ^ | 8/15/2005 | Master Sgt. Mona Ferrell
    U.S. Air Force maintainers chocked and secured six aircraft at Ramenskoye Airfield here Aug. 14, as they prepared to participate in the Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon. About 100 U.S. serviceembers are playing an active part in the Moscow air show Aug. 16 to 21, where visitors can get a close-up look at U.S. Air Force aircraft. The air show is one of the largest in the world, fourth only to air shows in Paris; Farnborough, England; and Dubai. "(This air show) is one of the premier events of its type in the world, and we're proud to be...
  • Weekend Photos: USAF B-1B Bomber's Cloud-on-Cloud, Hubble's Keen Eye, and First Dog Barney, Where?

    12/17/2004 1:28:23 PM PST · by EnjoyingLife · 9 replies · 2,076+ views
    HubbleSite.org, ChamorroBible.org, FreeRepublic.com
    USAF B-1B Lancer's Prandtl-Glauert condensation cloud is an additional cloud in Southeast Asia's blue sky. Photographer: Staff Sgt. Shelley R. Gill, Still Photography Journeyman, 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard Sources: http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-20041217.htm , http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-20041216.htm , http://FluidMech.net/tutorials/sonic/prandtl-glauert-clouds.htm NASA's Hubble Space Telescope zooms in on spiral galaxy NGC 3370 and thousands of distant galaxies. Photographer: Dr. Adam Riess, Astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Sources: http://HubbleSite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2003/24/image/a , http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-20041212.htm The sharp eye of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is on the Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543). Photography: NASA, ESA, HEIC, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Sources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2004/27/image/a , http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-20041218.htm...
  • B-1B targets speed marks - Edwards air show set next weekend

    10/20/2003 4:26:32 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 28 replies · 366+ views
    Valley Press ^ | October 19, 2003 | ALLISON GATLIN
    The base long associated with aviation firsts and record-setting will host yet another attempt at history-making next weekend. The B-1B Lancer bomber will attempt to set at least 48 world speed records Saturday and Sunday during the annual Edwards Air Force Base Open House and Air Show. "We're not really doing anything but what operational crews do every day with the airplane," said Maj. Wim Libby, B-1B test pilot with the 419th Flight Test Squadron. Unlike some other records set at Edwards using modified test aircraft, the B-1B flown this time will be the same as any other on the...
  • B-1B's War Achievements Spur New Upgrade Proposals

    05/09/2003 8:32:21 AM PDT · by Stand Watch Listen · 18 replies · 365+ views
    Aerospace Daily | May 7, 2003 | Stephen Trimble
    Encouraged by the B-1B bomber's strong showing in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Boeing program's backers plan to push for returning 12 retired bombers to operational status and to seek funds for new upgrades for the fleet. "I'll be optimistic and say that [the B-1B's war record] is going to basically improve the B-1's long-term upgrade plan," Rich Parke, Boeing's director of advanced programs business development, said May 6.An urgent question is whether to readjust the size of the B-1B fleet, Parke said. In 2001, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld ordered the U.S. Air Force to retire 33 B-1Bs and divert some...
  • What went right? Jane's on the war in Iraq

    04/28/2003 11:51:01 AM PDT · by knighthawk · 13 replies · 469+ views
    Jane's ^ | April 28 2003
    Kim Burger JDW Staff Reporter, Nick Cook JDW Aerospace Consultant, Andrew Koch JDW Washington Bureau Chief, Michael Sirak JDW Staff Reporter With the regime of Saddam Hussein soundly defeated by overwhelming military force, coalition leaders are analysing what initial lessons can be drawn from Operation 'Iraqi Freedom'. A high-level Pentagon team is already sifting through the data. The team-members will be aware that their conclusions will be leapt upon by proponents of two quite disparate camps: those who will use the war to bolster the process of the military's transformation from a Cold War-era fighting force to one that is...
  • AV bomber may be war winner

    04/09/2003 2:53:56 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 9 replies · 248+ views
    he Antelope Valley Press ^ | April 9, 2003. | ALLISON GATLIN
    The B-1B Lancer bomber that dropped what may be the decisive ordnance in the war against Saddam Hussein traces its lineage through the Antelope Valley, emerging from a factory complex at the periphery of U.S. Air Force Plant 42. A B-1B received a mission tasking Monday and within a dozen minutes or so dropped four massive "bunker buster" bombs on a building in a Baghdad suburb. The target: Pentagon officials referred to it as "a regime leadership meeting" believed to involve the Iraqi dictator and his two dreaded sons, Odai and Qusai Hussein. President George W. Bush, meeting in northern...
  • Saddam seen at site before strike

    04/08/2003 9:31:58 PM PDT · by kattracks · 40 replies · 397+ views
    Washington Times ^ | 4/08/03 | Rowan Scarborough
    <p>Multiple U.S. intelligence sources saw Saddam Hussein enter a building in Baghdad on Monday and not emerge before four 1-ton Air Force bombs destroyed it, government officials said yesterday.</p> <p>One official said some analysts believe the multiple eyewitness accounts suggest the Iraqi dictator is dead. The penetrating bombs reduced the building near the popular al Saa restaurant to rubble.</p>
  • Lancer crews describe B-1 missions over Iraq

    03/27/2003 6:26:23 AM PST · by ladtx · 58 replies · 550+ views
    Air Force Link ^ | 25 Mar 03 | Master Sgt. Scott Elliott
    Lancer crews describe B-1 missions over Iraqby Master Sgt. Scott ElliottAir Force Print News03/25/03 - WASHINGTON -- B-1B Lancers, combining the latest in technology with old-fashioned elbow grease, are taking the air war of Operation Iraqi Freedom to regime and military targets in every inch of that country. RELATED LINKS Operation Iraqi Freedom B-1B Lancer video B-1B Lancer Printable Version Four members of the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing described their mission to Pentagon reporters in a March 25 teleconference. The 405th is currently deployed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. "The B-1 is so flexible because of its (long...