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Air Force Sends B-52 Bombers to Diego Garcia Amid Middle East Buildup: Report
ByMichael Armstrong January 11, 2020

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for a routine training mission in the vicinity of the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, on Sept. 23, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail) The U.S. Air Force is sending six B-52 Stratofortress bombers to Diego Garcia, a military…

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Trump Freezes Funds for Syrian Recovery, Signaling Pullback
ByMichael Armstrong March 30, 2018March 31, 2018

Order to State Department to hold off on spending jibes with president’s call for an early exit. Syrian children and youths watching a U.S. armored-vehicle convoy pass last year on a road to Raqqa, Syria. PHOTO: HUSSEIN MALLA/ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump froze more than $200 million in funds for recovery efforts in Syria as his administration…

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