The U.S., South Korea, and Japan conducted a rare trilateral flight with two U.S. B-52H Stratofortress bombers escorted by two Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighters and two ROK Air Force KF-16s, both countries’ respective variants of the F-16, on July 11. That same weekend, the top military officers of the three nations met in an annual “Tri-CHOD” meeting in Seoul.
“The flight continues to demonstrate and train the collective ability to immediately respond to regional security challenges,” U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement. “Our steadfast commitment fosters trust, strengthens cooperation, and reinforces the collective will and ability to maintain security and stability in the Indo-Pacific.”
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ReplyDeleteI always wondered why people called it that. To to those American troops on the ground in severe need of that B-52 it was pure beauty. To watch the path of destruction they left if when you are in need is pure sex!
DeleteAnd the Australian, Japanese and US Navies are hammering out details to support each other logistically in case of war with China. https://cdrsalamander.substack.com/p/the-three-amigos-of-westpac
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Winnie The Xi has just got to "love" this
ReplyDeleteB-52 "Arc Lite Raids" in Vietnam were a thing of beauty and wonder.
ReplyDeleteThey should stop with the lying, the truth now, for bombing some 3rd world country into submission because some globalists want to strip mine that country of some form of wealth. War, its always been a racket, have America pay for it, waste our resources, make our greatest asset, our men and woman in uniform, bleed and kill an die, for some rich monsters that ain't even human beings.
ReplyDeleteGetting the Koreans and Japanese to play nice together is a bit difficult as the Koreans look back with anger on the Japanese occupation, 1910-1945.
ReplyDeleteWhen I arrived in Seoul in 2014, the subway trains were still bitching about Japan over some rock in the ocean. So yes, this is significant.
DeleteIt goes back much further. Centuries.
DeleteIt makes you wonder how anybody could miss....
ReplyDeleteThe B52J is being retrofitted with new RollsRoyce engines that are being manufactured by Rolls in Indianapolis. They will be around for quite some time yet.
ReplyDeleteThe Japanese F2 is not a F16 variant although they look similar.
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