U.S. Conducts B-2 Exercises In Asia

Airmen inspect a B-2 bomber before it takes off Saturday from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri for a long-range mission to the U.S. military's Pacific area of responsibility over the weekend. U.S. AIR FORCE

Japan Times: U.S. sends nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bomber on mission in Pacific ahead of Trump visit to Asia

The U.S. military sent a nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on a long-range mission to the Pacific area of operations over the weekend, it said Sunday, a day after Pentagon chief Jim Mattis highlighted rival North Korea’s “accelerating” atomic weapons program during a visit to South Korea.

The U.S. military’s Strategic Command said in a statement that the type of long-range mission conducted was to “familiarize aircrew with air bases and operations in different geographic combatant commands, enabling them to maintain a high state of readiness and proficiency.”

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WNU Editor: Just for everyone's info. One of the metrics that countries use (including myself) in determining if the U.S. is going to launch a military strike is if they deploy a minimum of three aircraft carriers in a region, buildup up ammunition stockpiles, deploy additional ground forces, and deploy B-2 bombers. In the past few weeks 3 of these 4 conditions have been met in regards to North Korea. The deployment of 3 aircraft carriers .... There are Currently Two Aircraft Carriers Near North Korea Soon To Be Joined By A Third One. This Is What They Bring (October 28, 2017). Building up military stockpiles .... This Is Why Guam Is In North Korea's Cross-Hairs (October 25, 2017). The deployment of B-2 bombers (albeit through military exercises) .... read the above post. What has not happened is the deployment of thousands of additional U.S. soldiers nor the call-up of reserves.