{"id":8793,"date":"2017-08-31T15:49:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T15:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/08\/31\/us-south-korea-aircraft-in-show-of-force\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:04:23","slug":"us-south-korea-aircraft-in-show-of-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2017\/08\/31\/us-south-korea-aircraft-in-show-of-force\/","title":{"rendered":"US, South Korea aircraft in show of force"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6181\" height=\"4125\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18623\" data-id=\"18623\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-439.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-439.JPG.jpg 6181w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-439.JPG.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-439.JPG.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-439.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-439.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-439.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1367 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6181px) 100vw, 6181px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Marine Corps\u2019 F-35B Lightning II fighters assigned to the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan are joined by South Korean Air Force F-15K fighters during a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese airspace and over the Korean Peninsula on Aug. 30, 2017. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2096\" height=\"1397\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18631\" data-id=\"18631\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-006.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-006.JPG.jpg 2096w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-006.JPG.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-006.JPG.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-006.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-006.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-006.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2096px) 100vw, 2096px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters fly alongside 2 U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers over waters near Kyushu, Japan, on Aug. 30, 2017. The aircraft made contact with two Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J fighters in Japanese airspace in direct response to North Korea\u2019s intermediate-range ballistic missile launch, which flew directly over northern Japan on Aug. 28. (Japan Air Self-Defense Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4824\" height=\"3036\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18640\" data-id=\"18640\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-181.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-181.JPG.jpg 4824w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-181.JPG.jpg?resize=300,189 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-181.JPG.jpg?resize=768,483 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-181.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,644 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-181.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,967 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-181.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1289 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4824px) 100vw, 4824px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">South Korean F-15K fighters drop munitions over Pilsung Range during operations alongside U.S. F-35B stealth fighters and B-1B Lancer bombers. South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"2960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18651\" data-id=\"18651\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-A-XR532-004.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-A-XR532-004.JPG.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-A-XR532-004.JPG.jpg?resize=300,171 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-A-XR532-004.JPG.jpg?resize=768,439 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-A-XR532-004.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,585 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-A-XR532-004.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,877 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-A-XR532-004.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1169 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Munitions from a U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and South Korean Air Force bilateral mission explode at the Pilsung Range, South Korea. The American and South Korean aircraft flew across the Korean Peninsula and practiced attack capabilities by releasing live weapons at the training area before returning to their respective home stations. (Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III\/U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4114\" height=\"2356\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18668\" data-id=\"18668\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-071.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-071.JPG.jpg 4114w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-071.JPG.jpg?resize=300,172 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-071.JPG.jpg?resize=768,440 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-071.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,586 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-071.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,880 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-071.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1173 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4114px) 100vw, 4114px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Weapons drop from a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber as it practices attack capabilities on Aug. 30, 2017. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7360\" height=\"4912\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18676\" data-id=\"18676\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-454.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-454.JPG.jpg 7360w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-454.JPG.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-454.JPG.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-454.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-454.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-454.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1367 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7360px) 100vw, 7360px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">In a demonstration of U.S. commitment to its allies, U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighters assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, are joined by South Korean Air Force F-15K fighters during a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, into Japanese airspace and over the Korean Peninsula on Aug. 30, 2017. 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