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Afghanistan
America's Longest-Serving Bomber Sets New Record For Most Smart Bombs Dropped On An Enemy
2017-12-16
[Daily Caller] A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, America’s longest-serving bomber, set a new record when it unleashed hell against terrorists on a combat mission in Afghanistan last month, according to the Department of Defense.

During an expanded strike mission, B-52 bombers dropped 19 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) on the Taliban in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Air Forces Central Command spokeswoman Capt. AnnMarie Annicelli told Military.com. The strategic bombers were targeting opium and heroin facilities to cripple the revenue stream.

The Air Force "used B-52s with their new conventional rotary launcher," Air Force Brig. Gen. Lance Bunch, the director of NATO’s Resolute Support mission explained Tuesday. "Of note, it was the single most ‐ largest number of precision munitions ever dropped from a B-52."

Bunch revealed that the U.S. military now has the authority to take the fight to the enemy in a new way. Under the Trump administration, the military now has greater freedom and independence with regard to how it chooses to engage the enemy.
Posted by:Besoeker

#9  Trump is warming the cockles of my Heart.
Posted by: newc   2017-12-16 21:46  

#8  As I recall, the ‘carousel’ was developed for deploying a suite of cruise nukies.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-12-16 17:03  

#7  "used B-52s

I looked for one on eBay without success.
Posted by: SteveS   2017-12-16 14:18  

#6  Darth, that put a smile on my face.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2017-12-16 13:44  

#5  B-52 JDAM is the equivalent of:

Fuck you, and you, and you, and you, and you, and you, and you, and you over there, and you, especially you, and your dog, fuck you too, and you, and your goat, and you, and you, and all of you.
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-12-16 12:54  

#4  SAY HELLO TO MY "LITTLE BUFF"
Posted by: ranture   2017-12-16 09:59  

#3  Rotary launcher sounds like one heckuva Gatling gun.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-12-16 07:56  

#2  Under the Trump administration, the military now has greater freedom and independence with regard to how it chooses to engage the enemy.

Win is a good strategy.
Posted by: P2kontheroad   2017-12-16 07:39  

#1  ...Miss Buffy sends her regards.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2017-12-16 05:30  

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