Page 11 - B 52 News Today

Test to some degree of the strategy in syria to be distinguished from past strategies in iraq and afghanistan. not a big footprint. several hundred u.s. special forces operators with a local force, this this case, the syrian democratic forces, largely kurdish fighters, carrying out pinpoint operations like this as opposed to a big ground presence. is this an indication that that strategy can work to help at least with operations like this one? >> well, yeah. this operation worked and i thought a...

Force that i assembled to put pressure on ukraine as a hostage, theyve finally agreed to take my concerns seriously, and theyre going to sit down and sign agreements, treaties that will be submitted to the united states senate, that will be law that says they cant fly b-52 bombers closer than 12 mimes to our border or whatever. and of course we can say the same thing. we can benefit from these negotiations. so i think it will be a win-win for both sides. but he can clearly say that he succeeded ...

Gen. Eugene Habiger became an advocate for reducing U.S. and Soviet nuclear arms...

The bombers have flown all over Europe in recent weeks, but they aren't doing the "in-your-face kind of operations" seen previously, one expert said.

The Stratofortress bombers will be ready for another quarter-century of operations.

The B-52 is the old workhorse of the U.S. Air Force, and by giving it new engines, it has also received a new lease of life and will serve for 30 years.

US Air Force deploys 4 B-52 bombers to Guam

In today’s world full of sleek and stealthy fighters and increasingly intelligent drones, the ol’ BUFF may seem like a relic of the past, but this flying dinosaur still has some pretty impressive tricks up its sleeve. 

Jack Hood didn't just fix B-52s, he worked on the one that he randomly spotted on a side street this week.

Jack Hood didn't just fix B-52s, he worked on the one that he randomly spotted on a side street this week.