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A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber flies over Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. The two B-1B Lancer aircraft are assigned to the 7th Bomb Wing currently operating out of RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, conducted a low approach flyby over Sarajevo and other cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to underscore the United States' strong partnership with the Armed Forces of BiH and enduring commitment to Bosnia and Herzegovina's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and multiethnic character. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

B-1 bomber crashes at Ellsworth Air Force base in South Dakota, crew ejects safely

By Tara Copp - Associated Press

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber, right, flies with an Indian Air Force light combat aircraft Tejas on the inaugural day of Aero India 2021 at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Aero India is a biennial event with flying demonstrations by stunt teams and militaries and commercial pavilions where aviation companies display their products and technology. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Gen. Tim Ray: B-1 bombers back after safety standdown

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

AIR FORCE - B-1B Lancer is a four-engine supersonic variable-sweep wing, jet-powered heavy strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force (USAF). It was first envisioned in the 1960s as asupersonic bomber with Mach 2 speed, and sufficient range and payload to replace the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. It was developed into the B-1B, primarily a low-level penetrator with long range and Mach 1.25 speed capability at high altitude. It is commonly called the "Bone" (originally from "B-One"). Designed by Rockwell International (now part of Boeing), development was delayed multiple times over its history due to changes in the perceived need for piloted bombers. The initial B-1A version was developed in the early 1970s, but its production was canceled, and only four prototypes were built. The need for a new platform once again surfaced in the early 1980s, and the aircraft resurfaced as the B-1B version with the focus on low-level penetration bombing. However, by this point, development of stealth technology was promising an aircraft of dramatically improved capability. Production went ahead as the B version would be operational before the "Advanced Technology Bomber" (which became the B-2 Spirit), during a period when the B-52 would be increasingly vulnerable. The B-1B entered service in 1986 with the USAF Strategic Air Command (SAC) as a nuclear bomber. In the early 1990s, following the Gulf War and concurrent with the disestablishment of SAC and its reassignment to the newly formed Air Combat Command (ACC), the B-1B was converted to conventional bombing use. It first served in combat during Operation Desert Fox in 1998 and again during the NATO action in Kosovo the following year. The B-1B has supported U.S. and NATO military forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. The B-1B is expected to continue to serve into the 2030s, with the Long Range Strike Bomber to start supplementing the B-1B in 2030. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

B-1 zooms through Pacific to remind U.S. foes of ‘lethal’ force, test crews’ rapid response skills

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Ellsworth lands next generation Air Force bomber

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Ellsworth Air Force Base getting B-21 bombers

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Ellsworth airman to go on trial in 2016 death of infant son

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Details of South Dakota nuclear-missile accident released

By SETH TUPPER - Associated Press

Ellsworth AFB says airman charged in son’s death

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FILE - In a March 25, 2003 file photo, a B-1 bomber proceeds on its mission after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker in the skies near Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Air Force officials are expected to decide by next month whether to go forward with a huge expansion of a bomber training area over the Northern Plains. The Air Force says expanding the Powder River Training complex to cover an area larger than West Virginia is needed to maintain readiness, and it’s too expensive fly some bombers from the Dakotas to Utah and Nevada for combat exercises. Elected officials, pilots and others are resisting what a Montana official called a federal government “airspace grab.” (AP Photo/Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby, file)

Decision coming on bomber training area expansion

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

Ellsworth Air Force Base to downsize

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FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2007 file photo, B-52 bombers start taxiing to the runway for a rapid-launch exercise with eight planes from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Minot Air Force Base is starting to move some B-52 bombers to Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota while runway upgrades are completed at the Minot base. The first bombers were heading south on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. The military hasn't said how many, but officials say about 300 personnel will be making the temporary transfer. (AP Photo/The Daily News, Eloise Ogden, File)

Air Force bombers from ND heading to SD base

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Some ND bombers to temporarily base in SD

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