The U.S. military is adding B-52 bombers to the forces being sent to the Middle East to counter Iranian threats to U.S. forces on the ground and at sea, the military said on May 7.
Capt. Bill Urban, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, said that the bomber task force would consist of B-52 bombers—long-range warplanes that are capable of carrying 70,000 pounds of bombs.
