https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/33057/the-continuous-strategic-bomber-presence-mission-to-guam-has-abruptly-ended-after-16-years?fbclid=IwAR2ncJga6pKqxj71VIQ5UjzCryke-_dniObCGmBr9LOBGWgfcw5c1bfE2m4
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19 April, 2020
The United States Air Force has stopped its uninterrupted rotation of bombers in Guam, ending a more than 15-year presence in the area.
19 April, 2020
The United States Air Force has stopped its uninterrupted rotation of bombers in Guam, ending a more than 15-year presence in the area.
Five B-52H Stratofortresses left the Andersen Air Force Base on Wednesday, just days after the aircrafts participated in a military might 'elephant walk' exercise aimed at China.
The planes' flights were first reported by @AircraftSpots.
No replacement aircraft was seen, bringing an end to the Continuous Bomber Presence Mission, the War Zone reports. The program started in 2004.
Five B-52H Stratofortresses left the Andersen Air Force Base on Wednesday, just days after the aircrafts participated in a military might 'elephant walk' exercise aimed at China
The planes' flights were first reported by @AircraftSpots. No replacement aircraft was seen, bringing an end to the Continuous Bomber Presence Mission
'In line with the National Defense Strategy, the United States has transitioned to an approach that enables strategic bombers to operate forward in the Indo-Pacific region from a broader array of overseas locations, when required, and with greater operational resilience, while these bombers are permanently based in the United States,' U.S. Air Force Major Kate Atanasoff, a U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) spokesperson, said in a statement.
'U.S. strategic bombers will continue to operate in the Indo-Pacific, to include Guam, at the timing and tempo of our choosing.'
Under the Continuous Bomber Presence Mission, the Air Force deployed B-52s, b-1B Bone supersonic bombers and B-2A Spirit stealth bombers for six-month stints to Andersen.
The program ensured that at least one task force of long-range heavy bombers would be ready to respond to potential issues in the Pacific Region.
On Monday, the Andersen Air Force Base, which is about 1,800 miles east of China, flexed its military strength with an elephant walk of at least a dozen aircraft from the US Navy and Air Force
Earlier this month, the Air Force had indicated that it wanted to implement shorter duration bomber deployments to Guam.
The U.S. military has also been implementing the Dynamic Force Employment operations, which aims to make major deployments less predictable.
By making them less predictable, potential opponents - like China and Russia - would feel on edge.
The Air Force has been experimenting with sending bombers to new or less common deployment locations in the Pacific and in Europe.
There are still very serious problems that could erupt in the region, as seen in the need for the military to perform an 'elephant walk' of bombers on the base.
On Monday, the Andersen Air Force Base, which is about 1,800 miles east of China, flexed its military strength with at least a dozen aircraft from the US Navy and Air Force.
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk, U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk, Navy MQ-4C Triton, Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses, and KC-135 Stratotankers stationed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, perform an 'Elephant Walk' April 13, 2020
The elephant walk came just days after China sent its aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, and fighter jets close to Taiwan (depicted above)
An elephant walk is a procession of military aircraft taxiing close in formation right before a minimum interval takeoff.
According to The Aviationist, the procession included a Navy MH-60S Knighthawk, Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk, five Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers and six KC-135 Stratotankers.
The elephant walk came just days after China sent an aircraft carrier and fighter jets close to Taiwan.
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said the Liaoning, China's first operational aircraft carrier, and five accompanying warships passed first through the Miyako Strait, located between Japan's islands of Miyako and Okinawa, to the northeast of Taiwan, on Saturday.
Whilst all this may seem fairly inexplicable one person is venturing an opinion on this
U.S. REMOVED
"STRATEGIC ASSETS"
FROM "FIRST-STRIKE"
DANGER ZONE
17 April, 2020
The United States has suddenly REMOVED -- ALL -- of it's forward-deployed B-52 Bombers from Guam. The official stated reason is one thing; but my former colleagues in the Intelligence Community tell me something FAR different, and it is not good.
The U.S. Air Force has ended its uninterrupted rotations of bombers to Andersen Air Force Base on Guam, which have been ongoing since 2004, as it shifts to a less predictable concept of operations.
Five B-52H Stratofortresses left yesterday with no replacement aircraft in place, bringing an end to what the service had called the Continuous Bomber Presence Mission.
This notably came just days after the bombers took part in a massive "elephant walk" readiness drill that also involved six KC-135R aerial refueling tankers, an RQ-4B Global Hawk drone, as well as a U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton drone, and an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, which was seen as a significant statement of American resolve aimed China.
RADAR TRACK
USAF B-52Hs SEEYA01, 02, 03, 04 & 05 departed Andersen AFB, Guam en route home to Minot AFB, North Dakota.
The Official explanation offered by the Department of Defense is as follows:
"In line with the National Defense Strategy, the United States has transitioned to an approach that enables strategic bombers to operate forward in the Indo-Pacific region from a broader array of overseas locations, when required, and with greater operational resilience, while these bombers are permanently based in the United States," U.S. Air Force Major Kate Atanasoff, a U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) spokesperson, confirmed. "U.S. strategic bombers will continue to operate in the Indo-Pacific, to include Guam, at the timing and tempo of our choosing."
The SUDDEN removal of these aircraft, did not make sense one day after putting on the display below, aimed at China:
Turns out, what the public was TOLD about the move, is NOT the real reason.....
INTEL
According to well-placed sources in the United States military, the REAL reason these strategic bombers were suddenly removed from Guam, is far worse.
The precise explanation provided to me is as follows:
"This was a force preservation measure.
They wanted them farther away from China because China can launch short or medium range ballistic missiles and destroy the base before the aircraft can launch."
UPDATE 11:48 PM EDT --
At 11:15 PM Eastern US Time Tonight, I got a communication via SECURE methods informing me of the following (VERBATIM):
"Valhalla, (my former FBI Code Name) things are very bad and getting worse. Listen closely . . .
COG (Continuity of Government) has already gone to Cheyenne mountain.
DHS (Department of Homeland Security) goes to PN mountain.
Reservists are called up (1 million).
Expats are called home.
People are told to "stay put at home and get masks."
Long standing military patterns are suddenly changed.
War rhetoric against China is at a TOP PEAK
What comes next?"
DHS (Department of Homeland Security) goes to PN mountain.
Reservists are called up (1 million).
Expats are called home.
People are told to "stay put at home and get masks."
Long standing military patterns are suddenly changed.
War rhetoric against China is at a TOP PEAK
What comes next?"
I respond with my personal assessment by saying "We are going to war with China."
His response to my personal assessment was as follows (VERBATIM):
"Look, China has been caught hacking our infrastructure during the entire time of the outbreak. They are clearly trying to determine what we know about where this virus originated. This would indicate the Virus outbreak was not an accident . When they find out that we have found out, we believe they will launch a first strike because they know we will strike them over a bio-weapon attack."
Hew went on: "It was definitely a man made virus. It did come from the Wuhan Virology Lab. (I Reported this to you on February 22 HERE)
China then covered it up and purposely allowed people from Wuhan to travel all over the world. It was not a mistake that they let it spread.
Those B-52's were moved because the Pentagon does not leave strategic assets in any place they know will soon be a theater of battle."
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