Six US bombers flew off the coast of the Korean Peninsula in time for the start of the ROK-US joint exercise.

It is very unusual for six US bombers to appear simultaneously at the time of the ROK-US joint exercise, and there are observations that they sent strong warning messages to North Korea and China.

According to the U.S. Pacific Air Force Command, six bombers, including four B-1B strategic bombers and two B-2 spirit stealth bombers, flew over the Korean Strait and near Japan for one day in the US mainland and Guam.

Two B-1Bs were launched from Dice Air Force Base in Texas, USA, and the other two from Anderson Air Force Base in Guam.

The B-2 is known to have flown from the recently deployed Indian Ocean's Diego Garcia to the waters of Japan.

Two B-1Bs from Dice Air Force Base conducted joint training with Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-15J fighters.

At this time, four F-15C fighters, F-35B, and aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan's carrier strike F/A 18 Super Hornet fighters were also involved at the Kadena base in Okinawa, Japan.

The US Air Force said that "this mission demonstrates the ability to deliver deadly, ready, long-range attack options to combat command commanders globally, anytime, anywhere."

Military experts analyzed that this flight partially reflected the will of ROK-US Combined Forces Commander Robert Abrams that the ROK-US combined exercises that began yesterday (18th) should focus on verifying the combined defense posture.

Commander Abrams has insisted that the Combined Command Post Training (CCPT) should be conducted in the second half of this year with an emphasis on maintaining and verifying the combined defense posture.

On the other hand, the ROK military has shown a position that it should focus on verifying the full operational capability (FOC) of the future Allied Command, which will exercise wartime combat control.

Eventually, in this exercise, the two countries decided to focus on checking the combat readiness of the ROK-US Combined Command instead of verifying the FOC for OPCON transition.

"Our strength is our ability to engage with our allies at the time and place we choose," said US Pacific Air Force Commander Kenneth Walesbach. "These simultaneous missions provide free and open guidance. · Demonstrated the ability and stance to provide a wide range of options for quickly deploying allies to support the mission to ensure the Pacific Light Bulb."

(Photo = Capture of the homepage of the US Pacific Air Force Command, Yonhap News)