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Good. Better to send a message to these power hungry communists now then having to face a full fledged war in the future. The fact that China was allowed to even expand into the South Southern Sea withoutthe world speaking out (taking action if necessary) is mind blowing.
2 US B-52s fly over South China Sea, second time in a month: report
The U.S. sent two nuclear-capable B-52H bombers over the South China Sea on Wednesday, marking the second time this month that the bombers flew over the region.
Such Air Force missions are often derided by China, which says the U.S. is needlessly causing tension between the countries.
The flights to the South China Sea came just weeks after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured the Philippines that the United States will come to its defense in the event of a conflict in the South China Sea.
“Two B-52H Stratofortress bombers took off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and conducted routine training in the vicinity of the South China Sea on March 13, 2019 [Hawaii Standard Time], before returning to base,” Pacific Air Forces said in a statement Friday, the Stars and Stripes reported.
The last mission was on March 4, when one bomber flew over the South China Sea during a joint military drill with the Japanese air forces. That flight was the first mission reported since last November, though some missions aren’t disclosed, according to the outlet. Stars and Stripes reported that the recent flights were part of “routine training” in the region.
“U.S. aircraft regularly operate in the South China Sea in support of allies, partners, and a free and open Indo-Pacific,” the PACAF statement noted. “U.S. Pacific Air Forces bombers have flown from Guam for more than a decade as part of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s continuous bomber presence operations.”
2 US B-52s fly over South China Sea, second time in a month: report
The U.S. sent two nuclear-capable B-52H bombers over the South China Sea on Wednesday, marking the second time this month that the bombers flew over the region.
Such Air Force missions are often derided by China, which says the U.S. is needlessly causing tension between the countries.
The flights to the South China Sea came just weeks after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured the Philippines that the United States will come to its defense in the event of a conflict in the South China Sea.
“Two B-52H Stratofortress bombers took off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and conducted routine training in the vicinity of the South China Sea on March 13, 2019 [Hawaii Standard Time], before returning to base,” Pacific Air Forces said in a statement Friday, the Stars and Stripes reported.
The last mission was on March 4, when one bomber flew over the South China Sea during a joint military drill with the Japanese air forces. That flight was the first mission reported since last November, though some missions aren’t disclosed, according to the outlet. Stars and Stripes reported that the recent flights were part of “routine training” in the region.
“U.S. aircraft regularly operate in the South China Sea in support of allies, partners, and a free and open Indo-Pacific,” the PACAF statement noted. “U.S. Pacific Air Forces bombers have flown from Guam for more than a decade as part of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s continuous bomber presence operations.”
