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The article focuses on recent incident in which a Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber over the South China Sea, with the U.S. military describing the Chinese pilot's actions as unsafe and unprofessional, and discusses ongoing tensions between the two countries.

The article highlights that according to South Korea's Ministry of National Defence, the U.S. and South Korea conducted an aviation training exercise on Monday, February 27, 2023 deploying a B-52 long-range bomber plane over the Korean Peninsula.

The article states that a U.S. military B-52 bomber that unintentionally flew within two nautical miles of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in mid-December 2015 resulted in the Chinese government filing a formal complaint with the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China. According to the article, a U.S. defense official partially blamed the plane's direction on bad weather. The article examines tension between China and the U.S. concerning China's island-building program.

The article offers information on the Boeing B-52 stratofortress that is a long-range, subsonic and jet-powered strategic bomber. It present views of pilot Lance Adsit, colonel Kristin Goodwin and Owen Coté, security studies professor, on love, improvements and replacement for the B-52. It also mentions maintenance of the B-52 at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana and change an image of the B-52 by Air Force from indiscriminate carpet bomber to precision weapon.

The article states that the U.S. government agency the Department of Defense awarded Falls Church, Virginia, aerospace firm Northrop Grumman Corp. a contract valued at over $20 billion to produce new long-range bombers for the U.S. Air Force on October 27, 2015. According to the article, Northrop Grumman competed against aerospace firms Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. The article states that the bombers would replace military airplanes the B-52 and B-1.

The article reports that U.S. Air Force has introduced a plea to the U.S. Congress for the preservation and upgrade of aircraft bombers B-2 stealth bombers, B-1s, and B-52s in response to the skepticism and military budget cuts faced by the Air Force. It mentions that the Air Force has argued that the bombers could save the country through the deployment of a number of aircraft carriers and troops that will strike targets.

The article reports that on November 25, 2013 the U.S. Air Force flew two unarmed B-52 bombers over the disputed Senkaku islands in the East China Sea in response to China's earlier declaration that the air space over them was an "air-defense identification zone" that no aircraft could enter without prior notification. The U.S. gave no advance notice to China, which offered no response. China and Japan have engaged in a lengthy dispute over the islands.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the June 2016 issues such as "In Sick Airmen, Echo of '66 Nuclear Crash" in the June 20 issue, "Fleeing Desperation in Africa on the Most Dangerous Journey," "Decades Later, Big Brother Comes Out of Hiding" in the June 17 issue.

The article reports on the alliance of South Korea and the U. S. to conduct training missions together with warplanes in which the U. S. flew a nuclear-capable B-52 long distance bomber over South Korea's Osan Air Base on January 10, 2016 in a show of force after North Korea's fourth nuclear test.

The author reflects on the nuclear weapons accident known as Goldsboro Incident involving three U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers on January 24, 1961 and the public awareness and public pressure required in obtaining strong leadership.

The article discusses a decision by U.S. President Barack Obama's administration to send two B-52 bomber airplanes to patrol the airspace over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea in response to the Chinese government's launch of a defense zone which reportedly includes the disputed islands.

The article discusses threats and provocative behavior on the part of North Korean leader Kim Jong Eun, and speaks approvingly of U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to have a pair of B-52 stealth bombers fly over South Korea on March 28, 2013 during joint exercises with South Korean forces.

WASHINGTON -- An official photograph of a B-52 bomber at Barksdale Air Base in Louisiana shows it with a formidable arsenal of nuclear weapons it can carry all at once -- 14 air-launched cruise missiles, four B61-7 gravity bombs and two B83 gravity bombs. But when it comes to the new arms control treaty to be signed next month by the United States and Russia, those 20 warheads count as just one. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The rest of the world has mostly forgotten, but a brush with nuclear Armageddon is seared in the minds of residents here and still festers, 42 years later. On the morning of Jan. 17, 1966, a United States Air Force B-52 bomber returning from a routine mission exploded during airborne refueling, sending its cargo of hydrogen bombs plummeting toward land. One went into the azure waters of the Mediterranean, and three others fell around this poor farming village, about 125 miles east of Granada. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

All six crew members aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed Monday off Guam were killed, the Air Force said. Two bodies have been found. The crew members were identified as Maj. Christopher M. Cooper, 33; Maj. Brent D. Williams, 37; Capt. Michael K. Dodson, 31; First Lt. Joshua D. Shepherd, 26; First Lt. Robert D. Gerren, 32,; and Col. George Martin, 51. The crew was based at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. The bomber crashed during Guam Liberation Day celebrations. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

An Air Force B-52 bomber crashed off Guam, killing at least two of the six crew members, the military said, and an ocean search for the remaining crew members was continuing. The Navy, the Coast Guard, the Air Force and local fire and police departments were involved in the search. The B-52 bomber was en route from Andersen Air Force Base to conduct a flyover in a parade on another part of Guam when it crashed around 9:45 a.m. Monday, the Air Force said. In February, a B-2 crashed at Andersen shortly after takeoff in the first crash of a stealth bomber. Both pilots ejected safely. (AP) [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports that the U.S. Air Force is seriously considering increasing its requirement for the B-52 Stratofortress to 76 bombers. This is a move that would mark a significant reversal from its long-standing plans to trim the venerable fleet of 1950-era bombers to just 56. Air Force General John Corley, who heads the Air Combat Command, said that he may need 20 more B-52s in active service than planned.

The article reports that five officers will be discharged from their duties for violation nuclear security rules. The U.S. Air Force will dismiss officers for mistakenly loading armed missiles on B-52 bomber and flying it over the central part of the U.S. The B-52 flew from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force in Louisiana. Defense secretary Robert M. Gates and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen did not give their comments on the issue.

The article reports on the call of the coal industry for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to jump-start a major new market for its coal-to-liquids technology known as the Fisher-Tropsch fuel. Skeptics commented that the DOD should not subsidize the high cost and potential environmental harm of the technology. Peabody Energy Corp. CEO Greg Boyce cited that using coal to make transportation fuel could increase annual coal demand. The Air Force supports the technology and certified the B-52 bomber to run on a blend of the said fuel and normal one.

The article reports that the U.S. Air Force is inquiring the flight of a B-52 bomber carrying six nuclear warheads across several states in the U.S. in August 2007. The plane was carrying advanced cruise missiles from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. U.S. President George W. Bush and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates were informed of the incident.

The article presents the author's views on former U.S. President Gerald R. Ford's handling of Mayagüez incident, 1975, in Puerto Rico. Ford had discussion with his National Security Council over the crisis. The Kher Rouge rebels had captured the cargo ship Mayagüez. President Ford was trying to get release of the American crew safely. As a last resort after the failure of diplomatic channel, Ford approved a B-52 strike on Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

This article reports that top leaders of the U.S. Air Force appealed for the lifting of congressional restrictions so they can retire scores of their oldest aircraft, including B-52s, C-130s and C-5s. Although their request met with some sympathy from Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Ted Stevens, and ranking member Daniel Inouye, at the panel's hearing on Air Force programs, it was opposed by Senator Byron Dorgan, who has a B-52 base in his state. Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne and General Michael Moseley, the chief of staff, noted that the Air Force was flying the oldest air fleet in its history, with an overall average age of 24 years. Wynne and Moseley said that they would prefer to spend the money now going to the aged warplanes to buy new weapons, including F-22s, additional C-17s, a new fleet of tankers and a long-range strike system, which could be a manned or unmanned bomber.

The article reports on the efforts of the U.S. Congress against the plans of the Department of Defense (DoD)to cut 40% of the U.S. Air Force's venerable B-52 bomber fleet. The DoD intends to make room in the service's constrained budget for higher priority programs. This conflict between the two is going to be a very challenging one owing to the fierce support that the bomber claims.

Provides information on the digital networking technology of the B-52 bombers of the U.S.

Reports on the death and injuries caused by the U.S. B-52 bombing in western Afghanistan on December 1, 2002.

Reports the death and injuries of American soldiers in Afghanistan due to missed target of B-52 bomber. Evacuation of casualties to a Marine base in southern Afghanistan; Number of casualties; Death of unknown number of opposition fighters.

Reports on the jubilation of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance organization with the move of the U.S. to conduct air strikes against the Taliban forces in the country using B-52 bombers on October 31, 2001.

Reveals that United States B-52 military aircraft bombers that will be used by te North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in its war operation against Yugoslavia will carry traditional bombs. Depletion of guided missile bombs in the United States; Level of accuracy of the traditional bombs.

Provides information on the B-52 bomber of the United States. Role of the B-52 in the Gulf War; Cost of the military plane.

Presents news briefs from the United States on March 13, 1999. Amount to paid by Ravenswood Hospital Medical Center to settle a lawsuit for failing to help a gunshot victim who died outside its doors; Number of children killed in an apartment fire in Saint Louis, Missouri; Reason behind the decision to keep the fleet of B-52 bombers in service.

Announces the dismantling of B-52 bombers at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base as part of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty program of the United States. Description of the bombers; Process of the dismantling; Number of bombers dismantled since 1995.

Reports the fall of an engine pod holding two of a B-52's engines over Louisiana on August 8, 1995.

Reports on Boeing Co.'s proposal to the US Air Force to replace the engines on 94 aging Boeing B-52H Stratofortress bombers. Estimated value of proposed project; Boeing's stock performance as of June 18, 1996.

The article reports on the U.S. Air Force's deployment of long-range strike bombers and refueling tankers to Guam in October 2007 as part of an effort to deter enemies in the region. Four B-2 bombers from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, left October 6 and 7 and flew to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam as part of the continuous bomber presence at the base. The bombers replaced B-52s from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.