Four B-1B bombers and 200 airmen arrived in Guam from Texas last week to partner with allied partners in Bomber Task Force training missions, according to a U.S. Air Force release. Approximately 200 Airmen accompanied the B-1B Lancer aircraft from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas. They arrived at Adnersen AFB, Guam on October 20. Senior Airman Zach Cruz, 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron crew chief, closes a panel after inspecting a B-1B Lancer auxiliary power unit. (Photo Courtesy U.S. Air Force) The Dyess airmen integrated with aircraft from the Japanese Self-Defense Force (JASDF) near the Sea of Japan, and the amphibious assault ship USS America in the western Pacific Ocean. “Our ultimate strength in the Indo-Pacific is joint force lethality—our ability to train and operate as one layered, capable, and credible combat team,” said Capt. Luke Frost, USS America’s commanding officer. “The Air Force plays hard. Integrated air defense and sea c...