BTF Europe provides U.S. and NATO leaders with strategic options to assure, deter and defend against adversary aggression against the Alliance, throughout Europe and across the globe. Regular and routine deployments of U.S. strategic bombers provide critical touch points to train and operate alongside our Allies and Partners while bolstering our collective response to any global conflict. By maintaining a ready and capable strategic bomber force, our support to coalition forces maintains strategic access and agility in a dynamic security environment.
A U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, launched from its deployed location at Luleå-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, to train alongside Swedish Air Force aircraft Feb. 26, 2024.
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, arrived in Luleå-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, for Bomber Task Force 24-2, Feb. 23, 2024.