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.