A Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, for aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 10, 2023. Bomber missions contribute to joint force lethality and deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific by demonstrating the Air Force’s ability to operate anywhere in the world at any time in support of the National Defense Strategy.

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Keywords: -1b, aerial, air, base, kadena, kc-135, lancer, pacaf, refueling, stratotanker, usindopacom