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Task and Purpose has given us a bit of news about the Norks and how we respond to their missile program, with the accompaniment of the South Korean military and Japan.\u00a0 The article by Task & Purpose gives us a nice report on our response, which included a couple of B-1Bs, among other machinery.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/north-korea-missile-test-airpower\/<\/p>\n
From the article:\u00a0 \u00a0In response to\u00a0North Korea\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0recent intermediate range\u00a0ballistic missile<\/a>\u00a0test that overflew Japan on Aug. 28, Washington, Tokyo and Seoul have embarked on a show of force to deter Pyongyang.<\/p>\n As part of that show of force, the U.S. Marine Corps flew four of its stealthy new Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighters alongside a pair of U.S. Air Force Rockwell International B-1B Lancer strategic bombers. The American warplanes were joined at various points in their mission by four Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-15K Slam Eagles strike fighters and a pair of Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF\u2014aka Koku Jieitai) F-15J Eagle air superiority fighters.<\/p>\n \u201cNorth Korea’s actions are a threat to our allies, partners and homeland, and their destabilizing actions will be met accordingly,\u201d Gen. Terrence J. O\u2019Shaughnessy, commander of U.S. Pacific Air Forces,\u00a0said<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis complex mission clearly demonstrates our solidarity with our allies and underscores the broadening cooperation to defend against this common regional threat. Our forward-deployed force will be the first to the fight, ready to deliver a lethal response at a moment\u2019s notice if our nation calls.\u201d\u00a0 — article<\/p>\n Happy New Year, everyone! We’re still here, and Fatty Kim da T’ird is still a noonch. And kudos to our friends in the Far East: Japan and South Korea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"