Austin ordered several B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft, tanker aircraft and Navy destroyers to deploy to the Middle East, according to four U.S. and defense officials.
Pentagon Bolsters the US Presence in the Middle East with Bomber Aircraft and Warships
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