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Stealth Fighters to Korea
The Defense Ministry announced Tuesday that ten U.S. F-117A stealth fighters would be deployed to a U.S. airbase in the southern part of Korea to take part in military training that will last several months. An official with the Ministry said, âOn Wednesday and Thursday, F-117A aircraft will move to Korea from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico and will engage in military training in Korea for several months.â Hello Norks. Wanna negotiate? This would be the fourth time that stealth fighters have been deployed to Korea since 1993, 1996, and 2003, when those planes participated in U.S.-ROK joint military exercises such as the Foal Eagle (FE) exercise or the Team Spirit (TS) exercise. In that sense, it is quite rare for stealth fighters to be deployed to Korea when large training exercises are not in progress. Sources familiar with the situation said the move has symbolic implications that demonstrate that despite USFK force reductions, U.S. fighting power in Korea would be strengthened. The 10 F-117As to be deployed in Korea represent about 20 percent of all stealth fighter-bombers (55 units) possessed by the U.S. and also the largest number the U.S. has ever deployed to Korea. Cue some Juche-fueled spittle in three, two, one... Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2004-06-29 |
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