US Deploys Six Nuclear-Capable Bombers to Guam

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber lands at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 16, 2018. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger

The United States has deployed six nuclear-capable bombers to Guam in a show of power in the Pacific region.

The Air Force said in a release that the B-52H Stratofortress bombers and 300 airmen were deploying to Andersen Air Force base in Guam in support of the current operations in the Pacific region.