From Soviets to ISIS: How the B-1 Lancer Adapted to a New Mission

March 26, 2021 Topic: Security Blog Brand: The Reboot Tags: B-1 LancerAir ForceMilitaryTechnologyB-1ISIS

From Soviets to ISIS: How the B-1 Lancer Adapted to a New Mission

Air Force’s B-1 Lancer strategic bombers circle over battlefields in Syria and Afghanistan like angels of death dispensing GPS-guided bombs from on high

Sébastien Roblin holds a master’s degree in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing, and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring. This article first appeared in 2019.

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