The United States deployed two B-1B Lancer strategic stealth bombers and two F-22 Raptor fighters during a training mission in the South China Sea on December 10.
US Pacific Air Command said many fighter units deployed in the Indo-Pacific region participated in the drills on December 10.
Among the aircraft participating in the exercise were the B-1B Lancer strategic stealth attack from Andersen airbase on Guam.
A B-1B Lancer belonging to the 37th Expeditionary Squadron stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, was also deployed, participating in the maneuvers with two F-22 Raptor aircraft of the 94th expedition squadron from Langley-Eustis Complex, Virginia.
Notably, before participating in the joint exercise with the F-22 border, B-1B bombers "fired test a long-range training attack weapon" on the East Sea, Thai Air Command Binh Duong said.
"This activity allows us to combine B-1Bs with other air force units to test Andersen base's alertness and operational readiness against proportional and disproportionate threats", command of the F-22 aircraft's training mission, said.
During the maneuvers, the F-22 stealth aircraft was tasked with intercepting threats and defending the B-1B Lancer bomber lineup. The F-22 squadron commander did not specify the threats or the hypothetical situation.
"The exercise demonstrates our determination and commitment to our allies in the region, as well as the global combat capabilities of the bomber unit," said Lieutenant Colonel Lincoln Coleman, long distance squadron commander. key 37, says.