US B-1 Bombers Accomplished First Ever Landing in Arctic Circle, Air Force Announces

[rangerrebew]

US B-1 Bombers Accomplished First Ever Landing in Arctic Circle, Air Force Announces
 
 
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A group of US B-1 bomber aircraft have accomplished the first ever landing in the Arctic Circle as well as in Poland as part of the most recent Bomber Task Force mission, the US Air Force said in a release on Friday.

    "The B-1s accomplished a number of historic firsts during this deployment. They were the first bombers to deploy to Norway, land in the Arctic Circle and land in Poland where they conducted the first hot-pit refuel of a B-1 in Europe, demonstrating a critical agile combat employment capability", the release said.

https://sputniknews.com/military/202103261082461786-us-b-1-bombers-accomplished-first-ever-landing-in-arctic-circle-air-force-announces/

[rangerrebew]

I don't understand the reasoning, sending a plane headed to the bone yard to the arctic.  The only thing I can think of is it's bomb bay was loaded with something other than bombs.  What that might have been I have no earthly idea.