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Korea, US field 100 aircraft in joint drill

By KH디지털2

Published : April 20, 2017 - 15:22

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More than 100 South Korean and US warplanes have joined an annual combined defense exercise under way on the peninsula, South Korea's Air Force said Thursday.

The Max Thunder training, which started on April 14 for a two-week run, also involves around 1,200 troops, including some American personnel stationed in Japan.

South Korea has dispatched F-15K, KF-16, FA-50, F-4E and F-5 fighter jets, as well as C-130 cargo and E-737 airborne early warning and control aircraft.

A F-16 fighter jet of the US Air Force takes off at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea during the Max Thunder joint training on April 20, 2017. (Yonhap) A F-16 fighter jet of the US Air Force takes off at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea during the Max Thunder joint training on April 20, 2017. (Yonhap)

The US has also sent various types of assets, including F-16s, U-2 reconnaissance aircraft from the 7th Air Force, AV-8Bs from the 12th Marine Aircraft Group and EA-18Gs from the Electronic Attack Squadron 132.

In the Max Thunder operation at Kunsan Air Base, the two sides have conducted a simulation-based precision strike drill.

They also staged a war game in two teams -- Blue Air and Red Air.

On Friday, the air force commanders of the allies plan to fly in each other's aircraft in a symbolic goodwill gesture.

Lt. Gen. Won In-chul, commander of South Korean Air Force Operations Command, will be aboard an F-16, with Lt. Gen. Thomas Bergeson, 7th US Air Force commander, on board an FA-50.

"Through the training this time, the South Korean and US air forces have demonstrated the capability to perfectly overwhelm an enemy and respond to any form of provocation anytime and anywhere," Won said, according to the Air Force.

The US commander was also quoted as saying that the joint exercise offers a good opportunity to train together and improve tactical skills indispensable in the security of the Korean Peninsula. (Yonhap)

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