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The US Central Command said B-52H crews conducted the "presence patrol" as part of its "defensive posture."

Zarif Warns Trump That Tehran Wont Shy From Crushing Aggressors After B-52 Patrol in Middle East RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202101171081796482-zarif-warns-trump-that-tehran-wont-shy-from-crushing-agressors-after-b-52-patrol-in-middle-east/ Earlier in the day, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that B-52 bomber aircraft had conducted a second "presence patrol" in the Middle East, calling it a "key part of CENTCOM...

Jan 18, 2021 Submitted Photo A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base departs after receiving fuel from a KC-10 Extender assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during a Bomber Task Force mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on Sunday, Jan. 17. Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Larue Guerrisky. U.S. Air Force B-52H “Stratofortress” aircrews successfully completed a presence patrol in the M...

Why U.S. B-1 Bombers are Skirting Around Taiwanese Air Space The U.S. bombers, which had departed from Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) in Guam, headed northwest on a course for the East China or South China Seas. Heres What You Need to Remember: The multi-mission B-1 remains the backbone of America’s long-range bomber force, and the entire fleet of the bombers recently underwent an eight-year-long upgrade as part of the modernization process. It was the largest and most complicated modific...

Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Jan 12, 2021 1:38 PM Below is the script of South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s 2021 State of the State Address as prepared for delivery January 12, 2021.   Lieutenant Governor Rhoden, Mr. Speaker, members of the Legislature, Chief Justice Jensen, Justices of the Supreme Court, constitutional officers, and fellow South Dakotans, it is my privilege to stand before you today (Jan. 12, 2021) to discuss the state of our state. The year 2020 was one for the history books...

By U.S. Central Command Public Affairs U.S. Central Command Communication Integration TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 8, 2021 — Two U.S. Air Force B-52H bombers conducted a Bomber Task Force mission today in the Middle East to demonstrate the U.S. militarys continuing commitment to regional security and deterrence to aggression. The aircrews flew a 36-hour, non-stop mission from the 5th Bomb Wings home at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to the Arabian Gulf and back to send a clear deterrent me...

Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs / Published January 06, 2021 Airman 1st Class Olivia Vargas, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs maintenance on a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of a Bomber Task Force mission, Dec. 26, 2020. Bomber Task Force maintainers ensure the bombers, such as the B-1B Lancer, and associated equipment are ready to provide airpower – anytime, anywhere. (U.S....

Advertisement Air Force photograph by Staff Sgt. Danielle Quilla A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, in support of the U.S. Strategic Command’s Bomber Task Force deployment is parked on the flightline Sept. 26, 2018. The B-2 is a multi-role bomber with a wingspan of 172 feet capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. Three B-2 Spirits and approximately 200 Airmen completed their first depl...

The B-1B Lancer Isnt Going Anywhere “The B-1B community has a proven history of lethality from the Cold War to the war on terrorism, and now we are proving ourselves once again at the tactical and strategic levels with the next phase of global operations." Heres What You Need To Remember: The B-1B program is old, but has avoided retirement for one simple reason - it can still carry out its mission, and there doesnt seem to be anything wrong with it. Today there are sixty-two B-1B Lancer bomb...

Civilian aircraft crashes at Barksdale; two confirmed dead December 16, 2020 A civilian light aircraft crashed on the east side of Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana Wednesday morning. (Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell/Air Force) A civilian light aircraft crashed on the east side of Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana Wednesday morning, the base said in a release. Barksdale spokesman Master Sgt. David Dobrydney confirmed in a follow-up email that two unidentified people died in the c...