A US B-52 bomber flew near contested islands in the South China Sea on Monday, according to US Pacific Air Forces
"Two B-52H Stratofortress bombers took off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and participated in routine training missions, March 4, 2019," according to a statement from US Pacific Air Forces. "One bomber conducted training in the vicinity of the South China Sea before returning to Guam, while the other conducted training in the vicinity of Japan in coordination with the US Navy and alongside our Japanese air force counterparts before returning to Guam," the statement said.
Top US general calls for more troops and warships to counter growing Russian threatBut while the US routinely sends bombers in the vicinity of the South China Sea, Monday's flight was the first involving a nuclear-capable B-52 since November. Read MoreABC News was first to report the mission. The US has rotated B-1, B-52 and B-2 bombers out of Andersen Air Force Base in Guam since 2004 as part of its Continuous Bomber Presence mission.
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