The Air Force on Monday sent five nuclear-capable bombers on simultaneous non-stop flights from the continental US to the North and Baltic Seas in one of the biggest flexes of its nuclear might, US Strategic Command announced. The aircraft – one B-52 from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, La.; two B-52s from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot AFB, N.D.; and two B-2s from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB, Mo. – are flying to the North and Baltic Seas, around the North Pole and Alaska, and over the Pacific Ocean to Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, non-stop with the support of Canadian and US fighter aircraft, along with NATO partner aircraft in Europe. The aircraft will conduct inert weapon drops at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, STRATCOM said. “Polar Roar demonstrates the ability of the US bomber force to provide a flexible and vigilant long-range, global-strike capability, and provides unique and valuable opportunities to train and integrate with allies and partners,” STRATCOM said in a news release.
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…
