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5 Reasons the B-1B Lancer Bomber Is Headed to the ‘Boneyard’ for Good

After nearly 40 years of service, the B-1B Lancer is heading for retirement in the 2030s. -The Air Force cites aging, fatigue-prone airframes and soaring maintenance that’s left mission-capable rates ...
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Over Somalia USAF F-16s Get Fuel (JAN 2021)

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft based in the Central Command area of operations conduct armed aerial patrols over Somalia in support of Operation Octave Quartz (OOQ) on January 8, 2021.