Chinanews, November 1st, comprehensive Korean media reported that on the 1st, South Korea and the United States began to hold a privately-held joint aerial exercise.

The specific exercise schedule has not been officially released.

A person from the South Korean Air Force stated that it is inappropriate to disclose the details of the exercise.

　　According to the report, a source from the South Korean military revealed that South Korea and the United States held a joint air exercise "comprehensive combat readiness exercise" from the 1st to the 5th in a private manner.

Data map: The South Korean Joint Staff Headquarters and the South Korean-US Joint Command conducted a joint military exercise code-named "Key Decision."

　　In this exercise, the fighters participating in the exercise include the South Korean Air Force F-15K and KF-16 fighter jets, the U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets, and more than 100 aircraft from each of the two air forces.

　　According to reports, the domestic combat power of the United States was not invested in this exercise.

　　According to reports, South Korea and the United States previously held large-scale joint air exercises "Vigilant Ace" in December every year, but starting from 2018 when South Korea and North Korea, the United States and North Korea began dialogue, they will be replaced by "Combat Readiness Posture Comprehensive Exercises." "Vigilance Ace" exercise.

　　Compared with the "Alert Ace" exercise, the "Combat Readiness Posture Comprehensive Exercise" has been significantly reduced in scale and conducted in a private manner. Therefore, there are voices condemning South Korea and the United States for paying too much attention to North Korea's response.

　　In an interview with Yonhap News Agency, a relevant person from the South Korean Air Force stated that the Korean-U.S. joint exercise was carried out smoothly according to the annual plan.

Given that the air exercise was conducted in a private manner, the details of the exercise should not be disclosed.

　　The exercise did not officially release a specific exercise schedule.