Bergman Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 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?
Orbit Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 Well all the bored BUFF guys want to get back in the fight.
Azimuth Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Some of this info should be looked at on the high side. 1
Homestar Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Did PA ever get the all-female B-1 crew photo op?
StoleIt Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 So can the tanker crews move into the BPC rooms that are going to be empty? Yea...didn't think so. 2
Prosuper Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 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.
Gazmo Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Oh great. More ramp space to deploy more tankers... Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
SuperWSO Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 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.
PlanePhlyer Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Maybe to get away from the gracious home-nation. 1
Toasty Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 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. 4
Orbit Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 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.
B52gator Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 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.
Bergman Posted January 21, 2016 Author Posted January 21, 2016 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).
2xAGM114 Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) Does this mean we can finally move into the BPC (Beautiful People Center)? Edited January 21, 2016 by 2xAGM114
Prozac Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 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. 2
zmoney Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 '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. 6
Disco_Nav963 Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 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. 1
Azimuth Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 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!
Azimuth Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 On January 25, 2016 at 6:19 PM, zmoney said: Saw this on social media. Now the video is gone...
StoleIt Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 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. 1
Gazmo Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 You can see the ramp on Google Earth. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
Timbonez Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 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.
Lawman Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 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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