
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…