A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, and a B-1B assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, deployed from Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, fly a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese airspace and over the Korean Peninsula, July 30, 2017. The B-1s first made contact with Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighter jets in Japanese airspace, then proceeded over the Korean Peninsula and were joined by South Korean F-15 fighter jets. This mission is in direct response to North Korea’s escalatory launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles on July 3 and 28. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)
Date Taken: | 07.30.2017 |
Date Posted: | 07.29.2017 23:03 |
Photo ID: | 3622149 |
VIRIN: | 170730-F-NX530-1257 |
Resolution: | 3077x2054 |
Size: | 2.03 MB |
Location: | ANDERSEN AFB, GU |
Web Views: | 224 |
Downloads: | 62 |
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