B-2 bomber and F-35 flyover greet Putin as Trump sets high-stakes Alaska stage
By Morgan Phillips | Fox News
Russian president looked up as aircraft that recently struck Iranian nuclear facilities flew overhead with F-35 escorts
As President Donald Trump greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a B-2 stealth bomber soared overhead, flanked by four F-35 jets.
Putin looked up at the sky as the planes buzzed overhead while he walked alongside Trump, and then made a comment to the U.S. president.
The display was as much a symbol as it was a show of force—a pointed reminder of America’s military reach at the very moment the two leaders prepared to discuss the future of global security.
The dramatic arrival underscored the high-stakes nature of the Alaska summit, the first face-to-face m...

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