In a significant show of force and alliance, the United States and South Korea recently conducted their largest combined air force drills on the Korean Peninsula. Dubbed Korea Flying Training, the exercises involved over 100 aircraft, including advanced F-35 fighter jets, taking off from Kunsan Air Base. These drills, incorporating live fire for the first […]
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