Guam B-52s left behind to face typhoon as B-2s, C-17s scramble from 2 other major storms

Military Times: Two B-52s that were unable to fly and get out of the path of Typhoon Mangkhut as it brushed past Guam early Tuesday are now being assessed for damage, the Air Force said.

The rest of the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron was able to fly out to Alaska ahead of the typhoon, but two of their B-52s were unflyable. So the Air Force loaded those aircraft with fuel and tied them down to anchor them, an Air Force official said on the condition of anonymity.

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