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Turkey Sandwiches And Stealth: How Pilots Prepare For B-2 Bomber Missions
Before strapping into the cockpit of the US Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bomber for missions that can stretch beyond 40 hours, pilots undergo weeks of preparation that focuses not only on flight plans, but what to eat.
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Russian Commanders Blamed For Ukraine Drone Attack On Bomber Fleet
Russian military analysts are hunting for scapegoats after Ukraine stunned Moscow with weekend drone attacks that destroyed a number of strategic bomber planes, weakening a key component of Russia's nuclear arsenal.
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US Moves Largest B-2 Stealth Bomber Fleet, 3 Aircraft Carriers To Indo-Pacific
While the world was busy figuring out Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff move and its fallout, the United States quietly made a massive military move in the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific region.
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US, Canada Intercept China, Russia Planes Near Alaska
American and Canadian warplanes intercepted two Russian and two Chinese bombers in international airspace near the state of Alaska on Wednesday, the joint US-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said.
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Russian Bombers, Fighters Intercepted Near Alaska By F-22s: US Military
US fighters intercepted six Russian military aircraft in international airspace west of Alaska, and shadowed them until they exited the area, the North American Air Defense Command said Tuesday.
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In Message To Iran, US B-52 Bombers Reach Middle East
American B-52 Stratofortress bombers sent to the Middle East over what Washington describes as threats from Iran have arrived at a U.S. base in Qatar, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
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US Military Apologises For New Year's Eve Tweet About Dropping Bombs
US Strategic Command, which oversees the country's nuclear arsenal, apologised for a Twitter message saying it was ready if necessary to drop something "much, much bigger" than the New Year's Eve ball.
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At Least Seven Killed In Blast Near Procession In Afghan Capital
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated explosives close to Sunday's procession commemorating the death of former anti-Soviet mujahideen commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, a police spokesman said.
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Afghan Militia Commander Who Fought ISIS Killed In Suicide Attack
A suicide bomber in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar killed at least four people, including a prominent local militia commander, considered a leading opponent of Islamic State fighters in the region, officials said on Monday.
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US Launches New Air Attacks Against Taliban
US bombers have struck multiple Taliban targets in a new air offensive over the past four days in far northeastern Afghanistan near the China and Tajikistan borders, the Southern Command said Tuesday.
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Terrorists Attacked CRPF Camp In Kashmir To Avenge Jaish Commander's Killing: Police
A 16-year-old Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) suicide bomber who was killed on Sunday inside the four-storey Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) building in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama had threatened terror attacks across India in an undated video. He was among the three slain terrorists who had attacked the camp at Lethpora and killed five CRPF personnel.
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Taliban Attack Kills Five Afghan Police, Injures 15
At least five Afghan policemen were killed and 15 people injured in a suicide bomb and gun attack by Taliban insurgents on the police headquarters in an eastern city Sunday, authorities said.The assault on the headquarters in Gardez, which was still continuing, was launched at 6:00 am, said the regional police commander, Asadullah Shirzad.
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Suicide Bombing Kills 27 At Shi'ite Funeral In East Iraq
At least 27 people were killed when a bomber detonated his explosive vest at a funeral for the relative of a Shi'ite Muslim militia commander in the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala today, security and medical sources said.
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Hundreds Of Boko Haram Hostages Freed; 100 Militants Killed
Cameroonian and Nigerian forces have freed several hundred hostages in a border town held by Boko Haram including young girls who were being trained as suicide bombers, the commander of Cameroonian forces said Saturday.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 11, Wounds 40 In Eastern Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed an Afghan militia commander and at least 10 others in the eastern province of Kunar near the border with Pakistan on Saturday, officials said.
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Turkey Sandwiches And Stealth: How Pilots Prepare For B-2 Bomber Missions
Before strapping into the cockpit of the US Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bomber for missions that can stretch beyond 40 hours, pilots undergo weeks of preparation that focuses not only on flight plans, but what to eat.
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Russian Commanders Blamed For Ukraine Drone Attack On Bomber Fleet
Russian military analysts are hunting for scapegoats after Ukraine stunned Moscow with weekend drone attacks that destroyed a number of strategic bomber planes, weakening a key component of Russia's nuclear arsenal.
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US Moves Largest B-2 Stealth Bomber Fleet, 3 Aircraft Carriers To Indo-Pacific
While the world was busy figuring out Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff move and its fallout, the United States quietly made a massive military move in the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific region.
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US, Canada Intercept China, Russia Planes Near Alaska
American and Canadian warplanes intercepted two Russian and two Chinese bombers in international airspace near the state of Alaska on Wednesday, the joint US-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said.
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Russian Bombers, Fighters Intercepted Near Alaska By F-22s: US Military
US fighters intercepted six Russian military aircraft in international airspace west of Alaska, and shadowed them until they exited the area, the North American Air Defense Command said Tuesday.
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In Message To Iran, US B-52 Bombers Reach Middle East
American B-52 Stratofortress bombers sent to the Middle East over what Washington describes as threats from Iran have arrived at a U.S. base in Qatar, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
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US Military Apologises For New Year's Eve Tweet About Dropping Bombs
US Strategic Command, which oversees the country's nuclear arsenal, apologised for a Twitter message saying it was ready if necessary to drop something "much, much bigger" than the New Year's Eve ball.
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At Least Seven Killed In Blast Near Procession In Afghan Capital
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated explosives close to Sunday's procession commemorating the death of former anti-Soviet mujahideen commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, a police spokesman said.
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Afghan Militia Commander Who Fought ISIS Killed In Suicide Attack
A suicide bomber in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar killed at least four people, including a prominent local militia commander, considered a leading opponent of Islamic State fighters in the region, officials said on Monday.
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US Launches New Air Attacks Against Taliban
US bombers have struck multiple Taliban targets in a new air offensive over the past four days in far northeastern Afghanistan near the China and Tajikistan borders, the Southern Command said Tuesday.
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Terrorists Attacked CRPF Camp In Kashmir To Avenge Jaish Commander's Killing: Police
A 16-year-old Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) suicide bomber who was killed on Sunday inside the four-storey Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) building in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama had threatened terror attacks across India in an undated video. He was among the three slain terrorists who had attacked the camp at Lethpora and killed five CRPF personnel.
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Taliban Attack Kills Five Afghan Police, Injures 15
At least five Afghan policemen were killed and 15 people injured in a suicide bomb and gun attack by Taliban insurgents on the police headquarters in an eastern city Sunday, authorities said.The assault on the headquarters in Gardez, which was still continuing, was launched at 6:00 am, said the regional police commander, Asadullah Shirzad.
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Suicide Bombing Kills 27 At Shi'ite Funeral In East Iraq
At least 27 people were killed when a bomber detonated his explosive vest at a funeral for the relative of a Shi'ite Muslim militia commander in the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala today, security and medical sources said.
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Hundreds Of Boko Haram Hostages Freed; 100 Militants Killed
Cameroonian and Nigerian forces have freed several hundred hostages in a border town held by Boko Haram including young girls who were being trained as suicide bombers, the commander of Cameroonian forces said Saturday.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 11, Wounds 40 In Eastern Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed an Afghan militia commander and at least 10 others in the eastern province of Kunar near the border with Pakistan on Saturday, officials said.
