B-1 bombers deploy to Guam for 1st time in a decade- (July 2016)

[CougarKing]

Yet another part of the Pacific Pivot?

Air Force Times

B-1 bombers will deploy to Guam for first time in a decade
Oriana Pawlyk, Air Force Times 9:12 p.m. EDT July 28, 2016

The Air Force is preparing to send B-1 bombers to Guam for the first time in a decade.

The Lancers from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, and approximately 300 airmen will deploy on Aug. 6 to Andersen Air Force Base as part of the military's continuous bomber presence mission in the Pacific, according to an Air Force release. The bombers were last in the region in April 2006.

The B-1Bs will replace the B-52s from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. The Air Force did not disclose the number of B-1s flying in for the next rotation.

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[RedcapCrusader]

I spent some time at Ellsworth this year, stayed in Pride Hangar and watched B-1 Lancers take off for hours both daylight and moonlight. It was impressive.