While the USN was pulling one of its carriers out of Guam, due to some of the crew being infected with the Wuhan virus, the USAF sent a message to Russia and China in the region, using the same tactic they typically use against Japan.
Russia and China both routinely conduct probing ops and military "exercises" with their jet aircraft in Japan's ADIZ to send a message, as does Russia to the USA too, with their heavy bombers, from time to time.
The US did the same with either one, or two B-1B bombers over the Kuril Islands chain, to let our opponents know that two can play that game.
The B-1B(s) flew "dark", close to Russia, meaning it/they flew with their transponders turned off, and did not respond to radio hails from civilian aircraft, just like the Russians have done frequently in congested airspace over Europe.
It is suspected that both Chinese and Russian air defense radar operators took notice as well.
"This B-1 left from home base, got a great training mission, and showed its capability for a 29-hour round-trip into the super-busy airspace around Japan where Chinese and Russian fighters routinely buzz the borders".
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Code name for the mission's aircraft was "Dodge01".
No doubt, the name was designed as a homage to Al Bundy's great ride.
