CNN: B-1 bombers pulled from ISIS fight
(CNN)One of the biggest and most dependable U.S. weapons in the battle against ISIS in Syria and Iraq will be out of the fight for the time being, the commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command says.
Lt. Gen. Charles Brown Jr. said the fleet of B-1 Lancer bombers had been sent back to the United States from their deployment in the Mideast.
The four-engine bombers are due for upgrades to their cockpits, a process that will keep the jets stateside for an undetermined amount of time, Brown told reporters at the Pentagon via a video link from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
The B-1s have drawn praise for the amount of weapons they can carry, their accuracy in using those weapons and their reliability during the campaign against ISIS.
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More News On The B-1 Bombers Being Pulled-Out From The ISIS War
B-1 Bombers Out of Mix for US Campaigns in Iraq, Syria -- Military.com
B-1 bombers are no longer flying over Iraq and Syria -- Washington Post
B-1 bombers removed from ISIS campaign in Iraq & Syria -- RT
US-Led Coalition Upgrading B-1 Bombers to Continue Operations Against Daesh -- Sputnik
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