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he U.S. Air Force plans to temporarily deploy heavy bombers capable of delivering nuclear weapons to Europe one day after President Barack Obama announced he would increase the U.S. military presence in the region.
Two B-52 Stratofortresses bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and a pair from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, arrived at Royal Air Force Fairford, England, on Wednesday, where airmen will train and integrate with U.S. and allied military forces in the region, the Air Force said in a news release.The move comes amid Russian aggression in Eastern Europe where Moscow has invaded and annexed Crimea from Ukraine. Tens of thousands of Russian troops are also said to be massed along the border with Ukraine.
President Obama on Tuesday called for Congress to approve $1 billion dollars to boost a rotational U.S. troops presence in Europe.
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