Some 1,250 U.S. bombers, escorted by 670 fighters, deal Berlin its heaviest daylight blow, dropping 3,000 tons of bombs on transportation and industrial areas in the largest air attack of the war.
U.S. Northern Command plans to sign an agreement with its European and Pacific counterparts to enhance coordination and close security seams in the Arctic, a strategically vital region that spans all three commands. The agreement comes at an important moment in NORTHCOM's evolution, as its mission grows more complex.
