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U.S. sends B-52s for missions over disputed South and East China seas and around Japan

A U.S. B-52 bomber based at Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. island territory of Guam flies at the 2019 Australian International Aerospace & Defence Exposition and Airshow in Geelong, Australia, on Friday. | U.S. PACIFIC AIR FORCES

By Jesse Johnson
Staff Writer

Mar 6, 2019

A U.S. B-52 bomber was sent near disputed islands in the South China Sea and another circumnavigated Japan, conducting joint military exercises with the Air Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Pacific Air Forces said Wednesday.

Monday's mission in the contested South China Sea was the first reported flight in the area by a B-52 since November.

The Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) said that the two B-52s had taken off from Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. island territory of Guam, and participated in "routine training missions."

U.S. sends B-52s for missions over disputed South and East China seas and around Japan

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