U.S. strategic bomber and ROK-U.S. fighters conduct combined aerial training
PA-001-23 | July 13, 2023
The Republic of Korea and U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft escort a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress over the Republic of Korea during a combined aerial training event July 13, 2023. Routine combined training strengthens the ROK-U.S. interoperability and demonstrates their combined defense capability, rapid deployment, and extended deterrence in the defense of the Korean Peninsula. The U.S. remains committed to peace and prosperity throughout the region to secure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Sjoberg)
U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys —
The Republic of Korea Air Force and the United States Air Force conducted a combined air training event with the deployment of the U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress over the Korean Peninsula on July 13, 2023.
ROK Air Force F-15’s and U.S. Air Force F-16’s escorted the U.S. B-52 strategic bomber as it entered the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone and conducted combined flight operations.
The training offered the alliance an opportunity to improve interoperability between the ROK and U.S by demonstrating a combined defense capability and providing extended deterrence in the defense of the Korean Peninsula.
The U.S. remains committed to peace and prosperity through the region to secure a free and open Indo-Pacific, and its ironclad commitment to the defense of the Republic of Korea.
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