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Air Force Global Strike Command Briefs Congress on ‘North of 220’ Bomber Plan

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

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Air Force Global Strike Command Briefs Congress on ‘North of 220’ Bomber Plan

Three B-1B Lancers assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron fly in formation over Ørland Air Force Station, Norway, in support of a Bomber Task Force deployment on Feb. 22. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) has briefed congressional defense authorizers on the Air Force bomber roadmap, which lays out a requirement for more than 220 in future years, AFGSC Commander Gen. Timothy Ray told reporters on Feb. 25. "The number of bombers we need is north of 220," he said during a question and answer session at the Air Force Association's virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium. "The roadmap to get to 220 is exactly the same as we're…

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