America’s Long-Range Retaliation
On Feb. 2, 2024, two U.S. Air Force B-1B aircraft, on direct order from the president, released thousands of pounds of precision weapons onto targets in the Middle East as part of a large-scale U.S. retaliatory mission. The B-1s flew approximately 17 hours and 7,000 miles enroute from the continental United States to strike their targets, then turned around and flew back to the United States, marking the 34-hour mission as America’s first-ever mission of its type. While the mission itself was unprecedented in duration and execution, its true significance lies in what was signaled. By launching bombers from U.S. The post America’s Long-Range Retaliation appeared first on War on the Rocks.
On Feb. 2, 2024, two U.S. Air Force B-1B aircraft, on direct order from the president, released thousands of pounds of precision weapons onto targets in the Middle East as part of a large-scale U.S. retaliatory mission. The B-1s flew approximately 17 hours and 7,000 miles enroute from the continental United States to strike their targets, then turned around and flew back to the United States, marking the 34-hour mission as America’s first-ever mission of its type. While the mission itself was unprecedented in duration and execution, its true significance lies in what was signaled. By launching bombers from U.S.
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