A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber and a Qatari Mirage 2000 fly in formation during Joint Air Defense Exercise 19-01 on Feb. 19, 2019, over Qatar. (Clayton Cupit/U.S. Air Force)
Military.com: With B-1 Aging and B-21 Still Years Out, Air Force May Soon Have No Go-To Bomber
On April 14, 2018, two B-1B Lancer bombers fired off payloads of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles against weapons storage plants in western Syria, part of a shock-and-awe response to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's use of chemical weapons against his citizens that also included strikes from Navy destroyers and submarines.
In all, the two bombers fired 19 JASSMs, successfully eliminating their targets. But the moment would ultimately be one of the last -- and certainly most publicized -- strategic strikes for the aircraft before operations began to wind down for the entire fleet.
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WNU Editor: When I read a few days ago that only 7 B-1 bombers were available to deploy, that was my red flag that there is a problem.
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