Four US F-35B fighter jets joined two US B-1B bombers and four South Korean F-15 fighter jets in the joint US-South Korean flyover of the Korean Peninsula, an official with the South Korean air force told CNN. US and South Korean fighter jets take part in a mock surgical strike Thursday. The bomber flights are a common response to North Korean actions that the United States and its allies perceive as hostile. The bombers flew from Andersen Air Force Base on Guam, the closest US territory to North Korea and the target of North Korean threats in recent weeks. US F-35 fighter jets take part in an exercise with South Korean jets.

Source: CNN August 31, 2017 07:47 UTC