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The B-52 bomber is leaving the Middle East after a record-breaking run against ISIS

The last B-52 bomber left US Central Command's area of responsibility on April 7 after being the go-to bomber for operations against ISIS and the Taliban.

  • The last B-52 bomber left US Central Command's area of responsibility on April 7 after being the go-to bomber for operations against ISIS and the Taliban.
  • In the last two years, the B-52 has conducted over 1,850 missions in the Middle East and Afghanistan and dropped around 12,000 weapons on enemy targets.
  • It also broke a number of bombing records.
  • The B-52 will support future operations in the Pacific, and be replaced by the B-1 Lancer as USCENTCOM's primary bomber.
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The US Air Force announced that the last squadrons of the legendary B-52 Stratofortress have concluded their operations against ISIS in the Middle East and the Taliban in Afghanistan, and have returned home to

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