US Deploys First B-52 Bomber Over Persian Gulf Under Biden in Show of Force

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The Pentagon on Wednesday successfully conducted a strategic bomber’s patrol mission from Louisiana to the Middle East to showcase U. S. commitment to regional security, military officials said.

The crew of the U. S. Air Force B-52H “Stratofortress,” a long-range heavy bomber, departed from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana on Tuesday and reportedly completed a continuous flight into the Persian Gulf region.

The United States regularly performs such military practices with B-52’s patrolling over the Persian Gulf in a show of force meant to deter Iran from attacking American or allied targets in the Middle East.

“This long-range, short-duration defensive mission was intended to demonstrate the U. S. military’s ability to deploy airpower anywhere in the world to deter potential aggression,” the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.

Since November 2020, the U. S. Air Force has completed six such patrol missions near Iran. It was, however, the first time since President Joe Biden took office.

Last year in December, another pair of B-52 bombers flew from the same Louisiana air base over the Gulf in what the military called, a “presence” mission. A similar flight was repeated later in December when two B-52s flew nonstop from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota throughout the wes... (Read more)

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