B-52s Make First-Ever Landing in Indonesia to Join Air Exercise

B-52s Make First-Ever Landing in Indonesia to Join Air Exercise Todd Pierce writes: "More news from the Eastern Front! All “defensive” of course, notwithstanding Russian and Chinese suspicions and allegations, and all made possible and set in motion with Trump’s Greatest Military Expansion Ever! > "The arrival of B-52 bombers, one of the U.S. military’s most powerful platforms, seems to underscore that idea. The PACAF spokesperson said the bomber deployment is part of a larger effort to “deter, deny and dominate aggression” and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific. > > “Integrating strategic bombers, such as the B-52, in operations and exercises enables different types of strategic bombers to operate forward in the Indo-Pacific region from a broad array of overseas and continental U.S. locations with greater operational resilience,” according to a PACAF statement. “Bomber missions contribute to joint force lethality and deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific by demonstrating USAF ability to operate anywhere in the world at any time in support of the National Defense Strategy.” Ahh yes, the “National Defense Strategy,” so of course this is more “US Defensive War,” as Trump made so clear in his 2018 Fire and Fury National Defense Strategy."