Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

August 9, 2024 | Lydia LaFavor, Ryan Brobst

First B-52H Bomber Deployment to Romania With Cross-Theater Operations in CENTCOM

The United States operated two B-52H Stratofortress long-range strategic bombers from Romania for the first time on July 21 and, in another first, forward deployed one of the B-52H aircraft just days later...

January 24, 2023 | Bradley Bowman, Ryan Brobst

With an Eye on Adversaries, the U.S. and Israel Conduct Major Military Exercise

The United States and Israel kicked off the week-long Juniper Oak 23 multi-domain military exercise on Monday in Israel. A senior U.S. defense official called it the “most significant” bilateral exercise...

November 22, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, Maj. Lauren Harrison

Beijing Sprints While America Slumbers

What another continuing resolution means for our military preparedness.

November 6, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, Maj. Lauren Harrison, Ryan Brobst

Saudi Arabia and Israel Tiptoe Toward Overt Security Cooperation

Israeli and Saudi fighter jets participated in the same patrol mission (albeit at different times) on Oct. 30, accompanying a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber circumnavigating the Arabian Peninsula and...

September 18, 2020 | Maj. Shane “Axl” Praiswater |

The Air Force Needs a New Non-Stealthy Bomber

There are important things the B-52 and B-1 can do that the B-21 won’t.

September 1, 2020 | Bradley Bowman, Maj. Shane “Axl” Praiswater

Over the Black Sea, Moscow Escalates Its Military Provocations

Following a major North Atlantic Treaty Organization bomber exercise, two Russian Su-27 fighters conducted a reckless intercept of a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber in international airspace over the Black Sea...

November 15, 2019 | David Maxwell |

U.S.-ROK Relations

An Ironclad Alliance or a Transactional House of Cards?

October 15, 2019 | Bradley Bowman, Mikhael Smits 

In Effort to Deter Iran, DOD Deploys Additional Forces to Saudi Arabia

In response to continued threats from Iran and a request from Riyadh, the Pentagon announced Friday the deployment of additional U.S. forces to Saudi Arabia. Washington is seeking to strengthen U.S. combat...

August 29, 2014 | Patrick Megahan

In Iraq, the B-1 Bomber Proves Enduring Value

As the air war over northern Iraq expanded earlier this month, Pentagon officials for first time...

January 9, 2005 |

Jihadists and the Big Lie

As soon as the news of the killer tsunami aired, and the estimated fatalities started to escalate, most of the world reacted with sorrow and kindness.The reaction of jihadists and the clerics of...