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The United States sent four B-1B Lancer strategic bombers and 200 soldiers to Guam, after nearly three weeks of removing all the bombers from here.
“The B-1B Lancer bomber returned to the Indo-Pacific Ocean on May 1 when four aircraft and 200 soldiers from the 9th Bomber Squadron were deployed to support the training of the United States Air Force. In the Pacific (PACAF) with allies and partners, in addition to carrying out a strategic deterrence mission to strengthen the regional international law-based order, “the United States Air Force announced yesterday. to know
Three Lancer B-1B bombers flew directly to the Andersen base in Guam, the fourth flying to Japan to train with the US Navy. USA Before returning to Guam. The US Air Force USA He did not say when he was stationed at Andersen, declining to say whether it would be a long-term deployment mission.
The B-1B plane took off to Guam last week. Photos: USAF.
The deployment of the force took place almost three weeks after the Pentagon quietly pulled 5 strategic B-52 bombers from the Andersen base in mid-April and did not dispatch the replacement force, ending the “Maintain” mission. It has been in the presence of “Continuous Air Strike” (CBP) since 2004. This is also the first time that the B-1B squad has landed in Guam since 2017, a time when tensions between the United States and North Korea have reached their highest level in years. .
“B-1B meets all training activities like B-52, in addition to the ability to train pilots using LRASM long-range anti-ship missiles. Lancers can also carry many JASSM surface-to-air missiles and guided bombs. JDAM type 938 more pounds, while equipped with modern defense systems and enough power to achieve supersonic speed to improve combat capability, “said Lt. Col. Frank Welton, PACAF force management. .
China has not commented on this information.
Experts say the withdrawal of the Guam bombers, ending CBP is a measure to help the US. USA To put strategic air forces beyond the threat of China and North Korea, while maintaining deterrence. suspicious to the enemy. This action also shows confidence with the defense capabilities of the allies in Asia-Pacific.
The US Air Force USA He twice bombed the B-1B strategic aircraft from its US base to the Asia-Pacific in just one week, in which it flew over the South China Sea on April 30.
Vu Anh (The O Sputnik)
