Trump flyover included a B-2 bomber and several F-35 fighter jets
As President Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin met on the tarmac at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a B-2 bomber and four F-35 fighter jets flew overhead, defense officials confirmed to ABC News.
On the tarmac, a red carpet was laid out with F-22 fighter jets on either side. The F-22 Raptors, known for their ability to fly undetected and air-to-air combat, operate out of the air base, officials said.
It was not immediately clear whether Trump personally ordered the bombers and the flyover to the Air Force base as a kind of show of force ahead of his discussions with Russia, which also is a nuclear power. B-2 Spirit bombers have operated out of the base before.
In recent weeks, Trump has repeatedly praised the power of the aircraft and the skill of its pilots, noting that the seven B-2s used in Operation Midnight Hammer flew 36 hours straight from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri to Iran where they dropped more than a dozen bunker-buster bombs.
-ABC News' Anne Flaherty
