{"id":68283,"date":"2024-09-19T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/09\/19\/us-air-force-names-second-and-third-b-21-raider-bases\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:08:10","slug":"us-air-force-names-second-and-third-b-21-raider-bases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2024\/09\/19\/us-air-force-names-second-and-third-b-21-raider-bases\/","title":{"rendered":"US Air Force names second and third B-21 Raider bases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Air Force\u2019s newest bomber is officially getting two additional homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall approved basing locations for the B-21 Raider at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri,\u202fand Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, the service announced Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force previously selected Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, as the B-21 Raider\u2019s first base.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2024\/01\/18\/b-21-raider-bomber-conducts-test-flights-at-edwards-air-force-base\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-21-AFA-photo-1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">B-21 Raider bomber conducts test flights at Edwards Air Force Base<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The B-21 flew to the California location in November 2023 and has since carried out an undisclosed number of test flights.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aircraft, which is the first bomber the Air Force has introduced since the Cold War, is intended to become the \u201cbackbone of the Air Force\u2019s flexible global strike capability,\u201d according to the Air Force. 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