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The drills were held win an effort to strengthen the credibility of America’s “extended deterrence,” Yonhap cited Seoul’s Defense Ministry as saying.
Air Force F-22s flew to Kunsan Air Base in South Korea from Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, Japan, for the drill, according to the Ministry of National Defense.
A large-scale aerial exercise will be extended following two days of record-breaking missile launches by North Korea, military officials said.
On November 2, the South Korean military stated that its fighter aircraft launched three precision-guided air-to-surface missiles (ASM) in response to missiles fired by North Korea.
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is redeploying to South Korea’s eastern coast less than a week after it concluded trilateral naval drills with South Korean and Japanese warships.