Pictured is a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer with the 28th Bomb Wing during a hot-pit refueling at Grand Forks AFB, N.D. on Oct. 1, 2024 (U.S. Air Force Photo)
By Frank Wolfe |
14 seconds ago |
05/22/2025

The percentage of U.S Air Force bombers available for missions is in the 50s—a trend consistent with service-wide aircraft availability statistics, Gen. Thomas Bussiere, the head of Air Force Global Strike Command, said this week.

Such availability takes into…

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