A pair of B-52 Stratofortress bombers flew a training mission over the South China Sea this week, the U. S. military said Friday The…
A pair of B-52 Stratofortress bombers flew a training mission over the South China Sea this week, the U. S. military said Friday
The bombers took off from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam and then flew to the South China Sea area for training Tuesday, according to a statement from Pacific Air Forces. They then flew to Okinawa and trained in the area with F-15C Strike Eagles. Afterward, the bombers flew back to Guam.
« Continuous Bomber Presence (CBP) missions are intended to maintain the readiness of U. S. forces, » the Pacific Air Forces statement said. « The U. S. Pacific Command’s CBP missions, which have been routinely employed since March 2004, are in accordance with international law. »
China has been building up and, according to U. S. officials, militarizing artificial islands in the South China Sea.
