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BTF: 9th EBS performs historic weapons load

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron sits on the flight line with GBU-54 bombs, prior to loading during a bomber task force weapons load at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 10, 2025. A GBU-54 is a 500-pound bomb equipped with laser guidance to accurately engage with moving targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emma Anderson)
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BTF: 9th EBS performs historic weapons load

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Homer Resendez, 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron loading element section chief and project officer, directs Airmen during a bomber task force weapons load at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 10, 2025. The noncommissioned officers of the 9th EBS work tirelessly throughout the duration of the BTF deployment so that every aspect of the mission holds together and that every Airman under the guidance needed to execute missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrien Tran)
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BTF: 9th EBS performs historic weapons load

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron perform a bomber task force weapons load on a B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th EBS at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 10, 2025. Marking the first-ever B-1 munitions load in mainland Japan, the event underscored total force integration and enhanced regional readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrien Tran)
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BTF: 9th EBS performs historic weapons load

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. June Alipio, aircraft armament team chief, guides a GBU-54 bomb during a bomber task force weapons load at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 10, 2025. The GBU-54 is a 500-pound weapon equipped with laser guidance to accurately engage with moving targets. Marking the first-ever B-1 munitions load in mainland Japan, the event underscored total force integration and enhanced regional readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrien Tran)
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BTF: 9th EBS performs historic weapons load

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Maya Hubbard-Hart, 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron aircraft armament specialist, operates a MHU-830 lift truck to transport a GBU-54 bomb during a bomber task force weapon load at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 10, 2025. Marking the first-ever B-1 munitions load in mainland Japan, the event underscored total force integration and enhanced regional readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrien Tran)
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BTF: 9th EBS performs historic weapons load

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Coalton Phillips, 9th Expeditionary Squadron aircraft armament specialist, performs a weapon bay inspection inside a B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th EBS during a bomber task force weapons load at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 10, 2025. Aircraft armament specialists are responsible for maintaining launch and release devices for aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adrien Tran)
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337th TES evaluates B-1 maritime proficiency

A laser-guided GBU-10 dropped from a fighter aircraft destroys a moving surface target Sept. 4, 2013, at a training range in the Gulf of Mexico. During the evaluations, a Dyess B-1B dropped a total of six munitions to include a laser-guided 500-pound bomb GBU-54, as well as 500 and 2,000-pound joint direct attack munitions. (Courtesy photo/Released)
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337th TES evaluates B-1 maritime proficiency

A laser-guided GBU-10 dropped from a fighter aircraft targets a mobile surface vehicle Sept. 4, 2013, at a training range in the Gulf of Mexico. A B-1B from the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron, alongside other bomber and fighter aircraft, participated in a maritime tactics development and evaluation with the goal of improving and better understanding the aircraft’s capabilities in a maritime environment. (Courtesy photo/Released)
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