Wednesday, August 26, 2015

U.S. To Deploy B-2 Bombers To Guam To Support South Korea

B-2 Bomber (Photo: Bobbie Garcia/Air Force)

Air Force Times: B-2s to deploy to Guam in support of South Korea

The Air Force will send three B-2 bombers to Guam as part of a normal rotation to bolster ally South Korea, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said Monday.

"We are in the process right now of deploying three B-2s on a scheduled rotation to Andersen Air Base in Guam," Welsh said. "We continue to have airmen stationed on the Korean Peninsula who are there full time who are ready for whatever might happen, and they are ready everyday."

Welsh declined to say when the bombers would deploy, noting the sensitivity of operational information.

Update #1: US deploys three B-2 Bombers to Guam amid Korea tensions -- FOX News/Washington Free Beacon
Update #2: Get Ready, North Korea: America's Lethal B-2 Bomber Is Watching -- National Interest

WNU Editor: According to Korean news sources, these bombers (and other weapons) may eventually deployed to South Korea itself in the near future .... U.S. Considers Deploying Aircraft Fleet in Korea (Chosun Ilbo).

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