Sourced : Asia Times
The Pentagon’s placement of three B-2 heavy penetration strategic bombers along with a crew of 200 pilots, technicians and maintenance personnel at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam has again highlighted the conspicuous absence of China’s H-20 bombers in the area.
The US Air Force has provided scant details about the ad hoc deployment of the trio of ace warplanes, stating merely that the mission was aimed at sharpening the crew’s skills and familiarizing them with the potential combat environment in the Western Pacific.
The Chinese military has remained quiet so far after the US has in effect ramped up its conflict-ready stance from the outpost of Guam.
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