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American, Japanese and South Korean fighter jets escort bombers as North Korea stages more missile l
launchesNorth Korea spent much of this weekend launching missiles. On Saturday, the country fired one of its Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missiles, which landed in the Sea of Japan, calling it a “surprise ICBM launching drill.” On Monday morning (local time) the country fired two more missiles into the Sea of Japan.
Amid all of this, American fighter jets and bombers flew in a pair of bilateral air exercises with fighters from South Korea and Japan, meant as a show of force in the region.
Above the Korean Peninsula, American B-1B bombers and F-16s were joined by South Korean F-35As and F-15Ks. According to U.S. Forces Korea, the exercise was focused on training for “short-notice recall missions.”
“(The exercise) strengthened the combined operation capability and affirmed the United States' ironclad commitment to the defense of the Korean Peninsula and the implementation of extended deterrence," the South Korean military said in a statement.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/american-japanese-and-south-korean-fighter-jets-escort-bombers-as-north-korea-stages-more-missile-launches/ar-AA17GSVE