Pentagon releases photos of intercontinental B-1B combat mission

B-1B take-off c USAF

Source: US Air Force

An unspecified number of Boeing B-1B long-range bombers flew an intercontinental combat mission from Dyess AFB in Texas to strike targets in Syria and Iraq on 2 February, as the USA began a retaliatory air campaign against militant groups involved in the deaths of three US Army personnel in Jordan.

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