Global Times

PLA Eastern Theater Command releases video showing bomber task forces conducting far-seas combat readiness patrols to the east of Taiwan island

On-site footage: On December 29, the PLA Eastern Theater Command dispatched bomber task forces to conduct far-seas combat readiness patrols to the east of the Taiwan Island, focusing on subjects of ...
Global Times

PLA Eastern Theater Command dispatches bomber task forces to conduct far-seas combat readiness patrols to the east of Taiwan island

Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command: On December 29, the PLA Eastern Theater Command is dispatching bomber task forces to conduct far-seas combat readiness patrols ...
Jalopnik

Why The Boeing B-52 Bomber Will Still Be Flying At 100 Years Old

The Boeing B-52 is on track to become the first jet-powered aircraft to reach 100 years of continuous service, a milestone it will hit in the 2050s, thanks in part to its strategic reinvention and ...
usace.army.mil

US Army activates Western Hemisphere Command in historic transition ceremony

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The Department of the Army activated the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command in a historic transition ceremony today at Fort Bragg, uniting U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army ...
Hosted on MSN

The rigorous scientific training of a Bomber Command air gunner

This is the story of Flight Sergeant Stanley Hores before combat. We follow his journey from a civilian office worker to a vital crew member inside a Avro Lancaster. Discover the intense, ...
Stars and Stripes

Army’s initial training now falls under Recruiting Command after reorganization

The Army’s Recruiting Command formally absorbed the service’s initial training for soldiers and officers, giving leaders a closer look at the path an enlistee takes before arriving at their first duty ...
Newsweek

Photos Show US Bomber Force Training With Nuclear Missiles

The United States recently conducted a war game to test the readiness of its strategic deterrent force that featured B-52H bombers loading nuclear-capable cruise missiles. Global Thunder 26 was the ...
WBUR

Space Command moves South. Will workers follow?

Space Command is relocating from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama. The growing southern city has a long history of space and defense research and is home to the Redstone Arsenal Army ...
NPR

A suicide bomber targets an Islamabad court, killing at least 12 people and wounding 27

ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber struck outside the gates of a district court in Islamabad on Tuesday, detonating his explosives next to a police car and killing 12 people, Pakistan's interior minister ...
Yahoo

The 70-year-old B-52 bomber will basically be 'a new airplane' once it finally gets its upgrades, Trump's pick for nuclear command says

The US Air Force is updating its B-52 with new radar technology and engines. US President Donald Trump's STATCOM nominee said the upgrades make the B-52 basically "a new airplane." The upgrades are ...
Task & Purpose

Air Force B-52 bombers flew ‘attack demonstration’ near Venezuela

The Air Force sent multiple B-52H Stratofortress aircraft on a “bomber attack demonstration mission” around the U.S. military’s Latin America area of responsibility last week amid escalating strikes ...
Military Times

Air Force conducts ‘bomber attack’ demonstration near Venezuela

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing integrates with a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, in the ...