January 17, 20169 yr https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/379thAirExpeditionaryWing/News/Display/tabid/298/Article/643030/farewell-b-1-the-b-1b-lancer-sets-rotational-records-before-leaving-aor.aspx Who is going to replace them? Or are we just curtailing the bomb dropping for 6 months?
January 18, 20169 yr So can the tanker crews move into the BPC rooms that are going to be empty? Yea...didn't think so.
January 18, 20169 yr Well it could be a cost factor also, its a lot cheaper to fly a mud hen with tanker support than a B-1. See a bunch a B-1's sitting here at KTIK in different sorts of disrepair.
January 18, 20169 yr Oh great. More ramp space to deploy more tankers... Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
January 18, 20169 yr 4 hours ago, Gazmo said: Oh great. More ramp space to deploy more tankers... Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk More ramp space, less receivers.
January 19, 20169 yr The less aircraft we have at the Deid, the better. I say we all move to bases in Oman and flip the bird on the way out.
January 21, 20169 yr https://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2016/January%202016/January%2021%202016/No-Plan-for-B-1-Backfill-Yet.aspx Though the Air Force has announced the withdrawal of B-1B bombers from US Central Command’s area of responsibility—where they have played a workhorse role in conducting strikes in Afghanistan, Iraq, and in the Levant for 15 years with only temporary absences—the service has not yet decided whether or how to backfill the capability, according to USAF Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Lt. Gen. John Raymond at an AFA-sponsored, Air Force breakfast speech in Arlington, Va. Raymond said the B-1s need to leave the theater because “there’s a modernization program going on with that system, and there’re readiness issues with continued deployments, as well.” He said USAF is working “very closely” with CENTCOM “to develop options as needed to meet the demands” of its commander. He later told Air Force Magazine that the B-1B “community” also needs a respite from nonstop deployments, and that “we have other things” that could do the mission, which are not necessarily bombers. He indicated that a B-52 deployment is not part of the mix of B-1B substitutes being considered. Raymond also said that while it’s true that F-22s deployed to Operation Inherent Resolve are being used “more than anticipated,” he said he’s “not aware” of any plans to accelerate a program for a successor air superiority system, postulated for the 2030 timeframe. Air Combat Command chief Gen. Hawk Carlisle has said OIR operations are consuming F-22 hours and contract maintenance at a far faster rate than programmed.
January 21, 20169 yr 4 hours ago, Orbit said: https://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2016/January%202016/January%2021%202016/No-Plan-for-B-1-Backfill-Yet.aspx Though the Air Force has announced the withdrawal of B-1B bombers from US Central Command’s area of responsibility—where they have played a workhorse role in conducting strikes in Afghanistan, Iraq, and in the Levant for 15 years with only temporary absences—the service has not yet decided whether or how to backfill the capability, according to USAF Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Lt. Gen. John Raymond at an AFA-sponsored, Air Force breakfast speech in Arlington, Va. Raymond said the B-1s need to leave the theater because “there’s a modernization program going on with that system, and there’re readiness issues with continued deployments, as well.” He said USAF is working “very closely” with CENTCOM “to develop options as needed to meet the demands” of its commander. He later told Air Force Magazine that the B-1B “community” also needs a respite from nonstop deployments, and that “we have other things” that could do the mission, which are not necessarily bombers. He indicated that a B-52 deployment is not part of the mix of B-1B substitutes being considered. Raymond also said that while it’s true that F-22s deployed to Operation Inherent Resolve are being used “more than anticipated,” he said he’s “not aware” of any plans to accelerate a program for a successor air superiority system, postulated for the 2030 timeframe. Air Combat Command chief Gen. Hawk Carlisle has said OIR operations are consuming F-22 hours and contract maintenance at a far faster rate than programmed. Bummer for the BUFF dudes, been awhile since they've got to play. Sure they get sweet rotations out to Guam and get international headlines with shows of force, but those crews I'm sure would love to do something other than that.
January 21, 20169 yr Author 5 hours ago, Orbit said: because “there’s a modernization program going on with that system, and there’re readiness issues with continued deployments, as well.” He said USAF is working “very closely” with CENTCOM “to develop options as needed to meet the demands” of its commander. He later told Air Force Magazine that the B-1B “community” also needs a respite from nonstop deployments, and that “we have other things” that could do the mission, which are not necessarily bombers. He indicated that a B-52 deployment is not part of the mix of B-1B substitutes being considered. I wonder if this is just typical AF spin to say "we're running out of B-1 crews who are able to deploy again." As to B-52s in theater again...if you thought the ATO was already a colossal waste of time/gas getting jets to and from the fight, imagine how much the BUFFs would suck up flying from BFE and back every day, as the closer bases can't support them (wingspan/outrigger gear).
January 21, 20169 yr Does this mean we can finally move into the BPC (Beautiful People Center)? Edited January 21, 20169 yr by 2xAGM114
January 21, 20169 yr If you're a Tanker dude/ette then no. I'm sure there's some Services Airmen who are more deserving. Besides, you know you'd miss the cadillac graffiti too much.
January 21, 20169 yr 'He later told Air Force Magazine that the B-1B “community” also needs a respite from nonstop deployments' Lots of communities need a respite from nonstop deployments.
January 22, 20169 yr https://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2016/January%202016/January%2022%202016/B-52s-%E2%80%A6-Maybe.aspx The Air Force has not ruled out sending B-52s to US Central Command to backfill the capability of B-1Bs leaving theater to undergo an avionics upgrade, a service spokesman said Thursday. “All options are on the table with regard to what mix of aircraft will replace the B-1 in the US Central Command area of operations,” the spokesman said. Lt. Gen. John Raymond, USAF’s deputy chief of staff for operations, had suggested that B-52s were out of the mix at a Wednesday AFA-sponsored, Air Force breakfast.
January 25, 20169 yr 5 hours ago, Day Man said: Shit hot...puts PA to shame. I've got to work with that Sq and their senior leadership the past couple weeks. Great aviators!
January 27, 20169 yr On January 25, 2016 at 6:19 PM, zmoney said: Saw this on social media. Now the video is gone...
January 28, 20169 yr Ten bucks says someone made an OPSEC complaint because it showed the ramp. But that was a damn impressive video with great editing. A lot of work and planning must have gone into that.
January 28, 20169 yr It wasn't taken down because of opsec. The guy who created the video was told to take it down because he didn't ask for permission. He is turning it over to PA so it can be "vetted" first.
January 28, 20169 yr It wasn't taken down because of opsec. The guy who created the video was told to take it down because he didn't ask for permission. He is turning it over to PA so it can be "vetted" first. But if PA doesn't vet and publish the video how can any of them get a bullet for their next evaluation out of somebody else's hard work?
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