U.S., South Korea Focus On Exercises Amid North Korean Missile Tests

Four F-35s taxi at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. The aircraft traveled to the base as part of exercise Vigilant Storm.
 

Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Dischinat
The U.S. and South Korea are focusing on large-scale exercises aimed at increasing combat readiness, as North Korea has continued its barrage of missile tests, including the failed launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Nov. 3. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Republic of Korea...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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