The U.S. Air Force has again flown heavy B-1B bombers over the Korean Peninsula, this time just days ahead of Donald Trump’s inaugural visit to Asia as president, with Japan set to be his first stop on Sunday.
Two B-1Bs from Andersen Air Force Base on Guam conducted sequenced bilateral missions Thursday with South Korean Air Force fighter jets and Air Self-Defense Force warplanes, the U.S. Pacific Air Forces said in a statement Friday.
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