At a news briefing at the Pentagon, Gen. Philip Breedlove, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, told reporters that Russia has scaled back its long-range bomber patrols.
By Royal Air Force/Ministry of Defence (Defence Imagery) [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
Breedlove said he did not want to seculate on the reason but such flights does put a strain on their maintenance crews.
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