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@DeptofDefense · 23 Jan 2026 · 14:20

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U.S. Department of Defense @DeptofDefense · 23 Jan 2026 · 14:20

Air Mobility Command has established a direct strategic air bridge sustaining U.S. forces in the Arctic from continental hubs. Operations continue on schedule and without interruption.

Readers added context

The bridge was established because host nations revoked clearances for US aerial refuelling from European bases on 21 January.

what was actually happening

Operation Boreal Bridge. Fleet mechanics in Greenland were already reporting critical shortages of de-icing fluid, cold-weather lubricants and heavy engineering spares, and fuel burn at Pituffik was outrunning the prepositioned reserve.

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23 January 2026 · in the recordOperation Boreal Bridge

Seventy-two hours in the operations centre at Scott Air Force Base rebuild the North Atlantic logistics spine without a single European runway. Every sortie now flies 3,200 nautica…