KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen and aircraft assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing participated in a joint, bi-lateral aerial training, Nov. 15, 2023.
The aerial training event brought together U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses, F-16 Fighting Falcons, U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs and Republic of Korea Air Force KF-15s/KF-35s, that honed integration skills over the skies of the Korean Peninsula. During the event, the F-35s, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, visited Kunsan AB to be refueled by 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron personnel, before returning to home station.
Routine aerial training missions test our air power generation capabilities alongside Allies and partners and demonstrate U.S. commitment to the security of the Indo-Pacific Region