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F-35Bs, B-1Bs sent to S. Korea

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A U.S. B-1B strategic bomber, top photo, and South Korean F-15K fighter jets drop bombs in a joint live-fire exercise in Taebaek, Gangwon Province, Thursday. Yonhap

Two U.S. B-1B strategic bombers and four F-35B stealth fighters held a live-fire drill along with four South Korean F-15Ks on the last day of the Ulchi Freedom Guardian joint exercise.

The ROK Air Force said the planes dropped MK-84, MK-82 and GBU-32 bombs at a firing range in Taebaek, Gangwon Province.

“The B-1B heavy bombers came from Guam, while the F-35B jets were dispatched from Japan,” the Air Force said.

The joint drill was designed to strike at North Korea’s key military facilities.