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B-1 Bomber Crews Train with Swedish Air Force Gripen Fighter Pilots

B-1 Bomber Crews Train with Swedish Air Force Gripen Fighter Pilots
Pictured is a B-1B Lancer at Luleå-Kallax Air Base, Sweden on Feb. 23 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth AFB, S.D.'s 28th Bomb Wing deployed to Luleå-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, to train with Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighters on Feb. 23 in what marked the first multi-day deployment of U.S. bombers to Sweden, U.S. Air Forces Europe (USAFE) said on Feb. 27.   The "Vanguard Adler" training mission was part of Bomber Task Force (BTF) 24-2 and tested the integration of the B-1 with the Gripen fighters and joint…

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