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A US Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber is refueled over France by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 108th Air Refueling Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, New Jersey Air National Guard. The B-1 is assigned to the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Bomb Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The B-1 filled its tanks for the flight home from Istres, where it was on display at the French Air Base 25, Istres, Air Show. The KC-135 is temporarily assigned to the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US Air Force detachment located on the French base
AIRMAN 1ST Class (A1C) Todd Howard, USAF, eases the refueling boom of a KC-135R Stratotanker into an E-3 Sentry AWACS receptacle during an aerial refueling mission over the Adriatic Sea. A1C Howard, a boom operator with the 349th Air Refueling Squadron, deployed with about 20 other aircrew members and maintenance personnel from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, to the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located on this French air base. The McConnell active duty personnel join the primarily Air National Guard flying and maintenance operations here. The group flies aerial refueling missions in support of NATO Operation JOINT FORGE, refueling US and NATO aircraft, ...
U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Brian Binkley (right), a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft boom operator, completes a check list prior to a refueling mission while MAJ. Bryan White (left seat) and 1ST LT. Ben Jones (right seat), prepare the aircraft for departure at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Feb 10, 2005. The Airmen are from the 168th Air Refueling Wing, Alaska Air National Guard. The 168th ARW is the only Arctic-region refueling unit for all of Pacific Air Forces, and maintains a substantial number of personnel on active duty and civilian technician status in order to meet its daily operational requirements. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)
A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber aircraft from the 509th Bomber Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., is refueled by a KC-135 tanker aircraft from the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, over the Pacific Ocean on April 4, 2005. The 509th BW is currently deployed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)
Maintenance crews refuel a B-1B Lancer bomber before taking it to its place on the display ramp. The Lancer is here to participate in the Istres Air Show at Istres, France. The B-1B is assigned to the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Bomb Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Other U.S. Air Force aircraft on display are the C-17 Globemaster III airlifter (shown parked in background) and two F-15 E Strike Eagle fighters
A newly arrived US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber is ready for a mission as a KC-135 Stratotanker takes off in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, at a forward operating location
A French Air Force Mirage 2000 refueled over the Adriatic Sea by a US KC-135R Stratotanker from the 117th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Birmingham, Alabama. U.S. aerial refueling tanker aircraft are based here to refuel NATO fighter aircraft flying air patrols over the Balkans. The 117th ARW deployed to Istres Air Base for the past month as part of the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US Air Force detachment located on this French air base as part of Operation JOINT FORGE. The 16th Expeditionary Operations Group is a unit of the 16th Air Expeditionary Wing, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)."The United States has agreed to provide a force of approximately 6,900 U.S. Service...
U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Brian Binkley, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft boom operator from the 168th Air Refueling Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, completes an equipment function check prior to a refueling mission at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Feb 10, 2005. The 168th ARW is the only Arctic-region refueling unit for all of Pacific Air Forces, and maintains a substantial number of personnel on active duty and civilian technician status in order to meet its daily operational requirements. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)
A US Air Force (USAF) 909th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) KC-135R Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft takes off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), for a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other
A US Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber eases toward the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the New Jersey Air National Guard 108th Air Refueling Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. The B-1 is assigned to the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Bomb Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The B-1 filled its tanks for the flight home from Istres, where it was on display at the French Air Base 125's Istres Air Show on May 20, 2001. The KC-135 returned to Istres to continue it mission with JOINT FORGE. "The United States has agreed to provide a force of approximately 6,900 U.S. Service member to help maintain a capable military force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. No timetable for the...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: A US Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber eases toward the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the New Jersey Air National Guard 108th Air Refueling Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. The B-1 is assigned to the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Bomb Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The B-1 filled its tanks for the flight home from Istres, where it was on display at the French Air Base 125's Istres Air Show on May 20, 2001. The KC-135 returned to Istres to continue it mission with JOINT FORGE. "The United States has agreed to provide a force of approximately 6,900 U.S. Service member to help maintain a capable military force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. No timetable for the duration of Operation JOINT FORGE has been determined. The mission will be assessed periodically and the force size will be adjusted, as circumstances require."
Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE
Base: Le Tube Air Base 125
State: Istres
Country: France (FRA)
Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber built by Rockwell and used by the United States Air Force. It is commonly called the "Bone" (from "B-One"). It is one of three strategic bombers in the U.S. Air Force fleet as of 2018, the other two being the B-2 Spirit and the B-52 Stratofortress. The B-1 was first envisioned in the 1960s as a platform that would combine the Mach 2 speed with the range and payload of the B-52. After a long series of studies, Rockwell International (now part of Boeing) won the design contest for what emerged as the B-1A. This version had a top speed of Mach 2.2 at high altitude and the capability of flying for long distances at Mach 0.85 at very low altitudes. The introduction of cruise missiles and early work on the stealth bombers led to the program being canceled in 1977. The program was restarted in 1981, largely as an interim measure due to delays in the B-2 stealth bomber program, with the B-2 eventually reaching initial operational capability in 1997. This led to a redesign as the B-1B, which differed from the B-1A by having a lower top speed at a high altitude of Mach 1.25, but improved low-altitude performance of Mach 0.96. The electronics were also extensively improved during the redesign, and the airframe was improved to allow takeoff with the maximum possible fuel and weapons load. The B-1B began deliveries in 1986 and formally entered service with Strategic Air Command (SAC) as a nuclear bomber in that same year. By 1988, all 100 aircraft had been delivered. Originally designed for nuclear capabilities, the B-1 switched to an exclusively conventional combat role in the mid-1990s.
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