U.S. B-52 bombers flew over a country that borders Ukraine, the U.S. military announced March 4. The B-52 Stratofortress aircraft conducted a long-range “integration flight,” according to U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa. The bombers took off from a base in England and headed to Germany to conduct an exercise alongside U.S. and German troops known as joint terminal attack controllers, who call strikes down from forward positions in the field. The training mission included training in conjunction with Romania, a NATO ally that shares a border with Ukraine. a critical opportunity to integrate and train with our allies and partners, especially during this difficult time,” Gen. Jeff Harrigian, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa and NATO’s Allied Air Command, said in a statement. “Training together ensures the defensive power of NATO remains unmatched,” he added. Russia invaded Ukraine, which is not in NATO, on Feb. …