U.S. bombers conduct bilateral training with Royal Australian Air Force in conjunction with Lightning Focus exercise
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), South Dakota, takes off from Andersen AFB, Guam, Nov. 27, 2017. Two B-1B bombers departed Andersen AFB and transited the south Pacific to Australia where they conducted integrated bilateral training, maintaining contact with Australian Joint Terminal Attack Controllers on the ground over northern Australia. The integration of U.S. aerial platforms with its allied nations advances and strengthens long-standing military-to-military relationships in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Gerald Willis)