Drones only go so far. B-52’s. They’re at Beale AFB, Ca. The range is classified. Yokota AB in Japan is there for a reason. I think they could go there and back with the KC-135’s help.
Drones would have to be prepositioned. Which allies are gonna flake out when the heat is on? I don’t think Poland and the Baltic are amongst them. I say give a few to Ukraine and let them do their unfinished business with Belarus.
Ten protesters were arrested at Creech Air Force Base [Nevada] on 2 October 2019. The base is home to drone operators who pilot drones for both the U.S. military and the CIA in missions across Afghanistan and the Middle East.
FYI: Drone operators at Creech are responsible for the destruction of more enemy planes than the pilots who were trained by the various air forces.