Two B1-B Lancers joined Japanese and South Korean fighters Thursday in what the Air Force is describing as a scheduled training operation over the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt Richard P. Ebensberger/Released)
CNN: N. Korea accuses US of 'nuclear strike drill' after bomber flights
Washington (CNN)US Air Force B-1 bombers, accompanied by fighter jets from South Korea and Japan, conducted a flyover near the Korean peninsula on Thursday, according to a statement from the service -- a move that has drawn harsh criticism from North Korea ahead of President Donald Trump's trip to the region.
Two B-1B Lancers from Anderson Air Force Base in Guam rendezvoused with the Japanese and South Korean jets as part of the planned "bilateral integration" exercise -- at one point flying over South Korea.
The "continuous bomber presence mission" was planned in advance and was "not in response to any current event," according to Air Force spokesperson Capt. Candice Dillitte.
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