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.
It’s been more than three-and-a-half years since Hurricane Michael pummeled Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., severely damaging or destroying 95 percent of the base’s 1,300 structures. On May 10, the base took a major step in its long build back to become the “Base of the Future” with the awarding…