B-1 bombers deploy to Diego Garcia in Indian Ocean for first time in 15 years
by Wyatt Olson
• Stars and Stripes • October 20, 2021
B-1B bombers and about 200 airmen deployed recently to the island of Diego Garcia in the center of the Indian Ocean, the first time Lancers have operated there in over 15 years, the Air Force said Tuesday.
The bombers arrived late last week to support Pacific Air Forces’ continuing Bomber Task Force mission, the service said in a news release Tuesday.
Lancers of the 28th Bomb Wing flew from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, the Air Force said.
Citing operational security, Pacific Air Forces declined to specify the number of bombers sent to Diego Garcia, which is a territory of Great Britain, or how long the deployment would last.
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