As the nervous ceasefire continued, the bomber crews at RAF Fairford returned to the skies with regular training and currency missions usually lasting between eight and nine hours. Many of these sorties followed a familiar route, refuelling over Cornwall with tankers operating from RAF Mildenhall before continuing south toward the Mediterranean, tracing the opening stages of the same route that combat missions had taken toward Iran only days earlier.

The final day of Operation Epic Fury at RAF Fairford as B-1 Lancers and cruise missile-armed B-52 Stratofortress launched combat missions before a ceasefire brought compat operations to a halt. This is a glimpse into one of the most intense periods of activity seen at the base in recent years.