Comment by Valentino Martinez on January 21, 2013 at 2:13pm

The USAF has 65 B-1Bs in service since September 2010, split between four squadrons organized into two Bomb Wings: the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas, and the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota.[80][124] In March 2011, B-1Bs from Ellsworth Air Force Base attacked undisclosed targets in Libya as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn.[125]

The B-1 has higher survivability and speed when compared to the older B-52, which it was intended to replace. It also holds 61 FAI world records for speed, payload, distance, and time-to-climb in different aircraft weight classes.[114][115] In November 1983, three B-1Bs set a long distance record for the aircraft, which demonstrated its ability to conduct extended mission lengths to strike anywhere in the world and return back to base without any stops.[116] The National Aeronautic Association recognized the B-1B for completing one of the 10 most memorable record flights for 1994.[100]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_B-1_Lancer

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