Japan, US hold joint air drills over sea of ​Japan

Tokyo: The Japan air self-defense force (JASDF) and the US armed forces conducted on Tuesday joint military exercises over the Sea of ​Japan to strengthen response capabilities and tactical skills, JASDF said.
“The purpose of the exercise is to strengthen Japanese-US response capabilities and enhance tactical skills,” JASDF said in a statement.
The drills took place on September 9 west of Japan’s Aomori prefecture. Four F-15 aircraft from the Japanese side, and 15 F-16 aircraft, two KC-135 and four F-35B aircraft from the US side took part in the training, the statement read.
During the tactical exercises, all the necessary preventive measures against the spread of COVID-19 were taken, JASDF added.
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