The Air Force’s B-1B fleet has amassed more than 500,000 flying hours, according to a March 27 Boeing release. The company says the flight achieving the actual half millionth hour took place March 1.
The U.S. supports “a stronger and more capable” European defense, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said during an Oct. 22 press conference in Brussels—but that defense should not duplicate the functions and capabilities of the NATO alliance.