Each B-52 flying off from Guam carries over 140 tons of jet fuel, and each F-15 is over five tons. KC-135 tankers fly off with nearly a hundred tons of fuel on board. Guam’s workshops can repair ...
The US military also employs Patriot missile batteries, designed to make much lower-altitude intercepts, as the final phase of Guam’s defense. Both the THAAD and Patriot systems have been ...
The THAAD unit, which is officially designated as Task Force Talon, has been deployed to the island since 2013 in response to the North Korean ballistic missile threats. The Aegis Guam System is ...
President Donald Trump has called for an expansive, next-generation missile defense shield for the mainland United States, ...