Dyess AFB, Texas, 01FEB2024. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern.

On 25JAN2024, B-1B bombers based on Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), South Dakota, were re-deployed to one of my old alma maters, Dyess AFB in Texas, in a ConUS-to-ConUS (Continental United States) mission.  On 29JAN2024, local South Dakota news media were told it was to facilitate the investigation into the recent crash of a B-1B:

South Dakota Lancers onboard Dyess AFB, Texas, 01FEB2024. USAF photo by Staff Sergeant Holly Cook.

In actuality, the South Dakota Lancers joined the Texas 7th Bomb Wing Lancers in the ‘First Tier’ strikes against targets in Syria and Iraq.

On 31JAN2024, JDAM bombs (Joint Direct Attack Munitions) were prepped. USAF photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern.

U.S. Air Force video by Airman First Class Emma Anderson, released on 01FEB20204.  Bombing-up the Lancer:

USAF photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern, 01FEB2024.

Launching the secret mission, video by Airman First Class Emma Anderson, released on 01FEB20204:

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