The Air Force has concluded that a B-52 crew from the 96th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La., entered incorrect coordinates for inert bombs they were to drop over a training range, reports Associated Press news service. The bombs fell into a popular recreational lake in Kansas, near the Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range, injuring no one and damaging no property.
Amid NATO’s continued push to ramp up air defenses in Eastern Europe, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall swung by seven allied countries to boost relations last week, including those on Russia’s and Ukraine’s doorstep.