No this is not the first time a B-1 Bomber has been caught flipping upside down. Thanks to students of the B-1 formal training unit, though, we've all been given a glimpse of what a pilot sees when the big four-engined bomber gets aerobatic.

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Keep watching past that part and you'll also see what it feels like to learn aerial refueling, night ops, and some low-level formation maneuvering. The Air Force Strike Global Command formal training unit, where this video originates,is an opportunity for pilots, weapons systems officers, and other aircrew to receive continued education and training operating with these big bombers in pertinent mission operations.

The B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers have all recently been deployed to Guam in an extraordinary show of force over the Pacific region. It's the first time the U.S. has deployed all three of its heavy bombers on one island at the same time. While Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, described the deployments as providing a "valuable opportunity for our bomber crews to integrate and train together...", the political implications during North Korean nuclear and missile tests and Chinese aggressiveness in the region imply the necessity to assert the U.S. military dominance in that area.

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