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  • The US flew its most iconic Cold War bomber over Europe

    03/13/2022 11:31:03 AM PDT · by george76 · 24 replies
    Popular Science ^ | MAR 12, 2022 | Kelsey D. Atherton
    The B-52 sorties traveled from the United Kingdom to Romania and back. Here's why.. On Friday, March 4, American B-52 bombers flew a patrol from the UK, over Germany to Romania, and back. The bombers stayed within uncontested NATO airspace for the entire route, and the patrol was repeated on Monday, March 7. The sorties were unremarkable in many ways, except this time the flights took place against the shadow of Russia’s war on Ukraine. In light of that war, which the US has adamantly committed to not fighting, what was the most iconic Cold War bomber doing flying over...
  • Another SAC Sack

    11/04/2009 4:52:44 PM PST · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 10 replies · 838+ views
    The Strategy Page ^ | 11/4/2009 | The Strategy Page
    For the second time in less than a year, the U.S. Air Force has relieved the commander of a combat wing. This time it was the 5th Bomb Wing, a B-52 outfit. Previously, the commander of one of the three Minuteman ICBM wings was relieved. The three missile wings control 450 American Minuteman III ICBMs. In this case, two other senior officers were also relieved (one of them the guy in charge of the Wing Maintenance Squadron.) In both cases, the reason was "loss of confidence in his ability to command". That's milspeak for "too many little things have gone...