South Korean media: US deploys B-1B strategic bombers in Japan for the first time... can carry out precise strikes within 40 minutes. According to confirmation on the 19th, the US Air Force has deployed the B-1B "Lancer" strategic bomber in a rotational deployment to a Japanese airbase for the first time. Previously, the US military had only temporarily deployed the B-1B during training periods, while this time it was part of a mobile deployment by US forces in Japan. Analysts claim that this move aims to strengthen pressure and deterrence against China, as well as respond to the close cooperation between North Korea and Russia. Recently, according to the US Indo-Pacific Command, several B-1B bombers and their pilots and support personnel from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas were deployed to Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, Japan on the 15th. The Indo-Pacific Command explained that this deployment of the "Bomber Task Force (BTF)" is aimed at supporting strategic deterrence missions to consolidate stability in the Indo-Pacific region. It is reported that the combat capability deployed this time includes two B-1B bombers that conducted joint training with South Korean Air Force on the 15th. Since 2018, the US military's "Bomber Task Force" has been a system to deploy bombers rotationally to bases outside the United States to enhance mission execution capabilities locally. This can be understood as the bomber version of the "Stryker Brigade" armored vehicle force deployed rotationally to South Korea from the US homeland. Previously, the "Bomber Task Force" had carried out rotational deployments in Guam, Australia, Diego Garcia, and other locations in Asia, but this is the first time in Japan. Misawa Air Base, located in northern Honshu, Japan, is about 800 kilometers from Vladivostok, Russia, and approximately 1,000 kilometers from Chongjin, North Korea, and Yanbian, China. The B-1B bomber can achieve supersonic flight, and from Misawa Air Base, it can carry out precise strikes on North Korea, China, and Russia within 40 minutes. In comparison, it takes about 2 hours from the current B-1B deployment location, Andersen Air Base in Guam, to Pyongyang, meaning faster response can be achieved from Misawa Air Base. Although the B-1B bomber does not carry nuclear weapons, it is the fastest and largest-capacity bomber in the US strategic bomber fleet. However, military personnel commented that due to the proximity of the Korean Peninsula to North Korea, China, and Russia, the "Bomber Task Force" is expected to have difficulty deploying here. The Trump administration in the United States views China as the biggest challenge and is exerting pressure through multiple means such as trade wars. Public opinion evaluates that this rotational deployment will further elevate military pressure. Source: Chosun Ilbo [Image: //p3-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/7458d3dfe155416eb6518ef861c0647f~tplv-obj:600:392.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1829976510898179&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1752969600&x-signature=wqjWIwgH6pk50QKAJBhrncBb3UQ%3D] Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1829976510898179/ Disclaimer: This article solely represents the author's personal viewpoint.