{"id":16333,"date":"2020-07-28T21:48:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T21:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/28\/air-force-b-1-bomber-trains-with-japanese-fighters\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:09:55","slug":"air-force-b-1-bomber-trains-with-japanese-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/07\/28\/air-force-b-1-bomber-trains-with-japanese-fighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force B-1 bomber trains with Japanese fighters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A B-1B Lancer bomber flew from Guam<\/a> to the South China Sea on Monday to train with Japanese fighter jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The B-1 took off from Andersen Air Force Base<\/a> in Guam and trained with F-2 fighters from the Koku-Jieitai<\/a>, or the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, the Air Force said in a news release Tuesday. The training was meant to improve how the two nations\u2019 militaries work together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe value these sorties have on our team\u2019s confidence and readiness is immense,\u201d Lt. Col. Lincoln Coleman, commander of the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, said in the release. \u201cWe know these missions make us more prepared, more agile and most importantly, more lethal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A crew chief, assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 37th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, guides a B-1B Lancer onto the taxiway, ahead of a Bomber Task Force mission to the South China Sea from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 27, 2020. (Airman 1st Class Christina Bennett\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The B-1 is part of the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, and was one of two that deployed from Ellsworth to Anderson earlier in July as part of a Bomber Task Force mission. Those missions are meant to let air crews train with allies and partners to hone skills and get used to working together.<\/p>\n\n\n\t