(VOVWORLD) - South Korea and the US have been holding combined air exercises this week, South Korean military officials said Thursday.
 Jet plane (Photo: Yonhap) |
According to the officials, the air forces of South Korea and the US Forces in Korea began squadron-level exercises on Monday. The exercises will end Friday. These are annual combined exercises designed to improve execution of joint operations, a South Korean Air Force official said, adding that the scale of the exercises is on a par with previous years. F-15K and KF-16 fighter jets from South Korea and F-16s from the US are taking part.