Then, 30 years later, in the 1970s, the B-1B Lancer prototype bomber was designed as a replacement for the B-52 and could reach Mach 2.2 (1,688 miles per hour). Another prototype that never made it ...

It is unclear how many airmen, including support personnel, were deployed to Spain or Guam for the abridged BTF deployments. However, the deployment was no vacation.