Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
Fighter aircraft from Japan, and the Republic of Korea conducted a trilateral escort flight of U.S. bombers operating in the Indo-Pacific, Jan. 15, 2025.
Two Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2s and two Republic of Korea Air Force F-15Ks escorted two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers.
This first trilateral flight of 2025 builds upon a history of strong trilateral cooperation, enabling an immediate coordinated response to regional security challenges. This increasingly steady and sophisticated trilateral interoperability of our aerial and maritime forces strengthens our collective deterrence and defense posture.
Our three nations maintain an absolute commitment to the shared vision of a secure, rules-based, free and open Indo-Pacific region.