USFK chief LaCamera visits air base with precision bombs
时间:2024-09-22 11:20:53 来源:摩登家庭人人影视网 作者:行业动态 阅读:554次
In a Facebook post, the USFK showed a series of photos depicting him looking at a set of formidable weapons systems, like the Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs), during his visit to the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base in the western city of Gunsan on Friday.
The apparent show of American military heft came as Pyongyang has carried out a series of missile launches, including the test-firing of what it called an intermediate- and long-range ballistic missile on Jan. 30.
"They visit (the unit) to ensure our formations remain disciplined, focused and maintain a high level of 'fight tonight' readiness so we can fulfill our obligation to protect and defend the Republic of Korea against any threat or adversary," the USFK wrote on Facebook.
Though the USFK said the commander "routinely" visits such US installations in South Korea, his trip apparently served as a message of deterrence against potential North Korean provocations, observers said.
In yet another display of American airpower, a US Air Force photo, posted on the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, showed a KC-135 aerial refueling plane engaging in a training session near Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, last Wednesday.
An aerial tanker is required for longer-distance military operations in a potential contingency on the Korean Peninsula.
Speculation has lingered that the North could stage yet another show of force, including an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch, particularly in time for its key political events -- the 80th birthday of current North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's late father, Kim Jong-il, on Feb. 16 and the 110th birthday of his late grandfather Kim Il-sung on April 15.
On Monday, Beyond Parallel, a project of the US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, issued an analysis report on a North Korean missile base close to the border with China, which it said could house a regiment-sized unit equipped with ICBMs.
Citing recent satellite imagery, the report said that should operational ICBMs not become available in the near term, the North is likely to deploy intermediate-range ballistic missiles to the site in Hoejung-ri in the northwestern province of Jagang. (Yonhap)
(责任编辑:关于我们)
最新内容
- ·I went to an offline dating event for singles. Here's how it went.
- ·Salah and Son share Premier League Golden Boot
- ·Roma, Feyenoord fight for Conference title
- ·Here are the 13 best tweets of the week
- ·What Ever Happened to Winamp?
- ·Amazon is reportedly making its own TVs
- ·America's dad Tom Hanks is very disappointed in you for not wearing a face mask in public
- ·'The Good Place' got sloppy for a sports joke that made no sense
- ·NASA's new plan keeps Starliner astronauts in space until 2025
- ·FBI warns of look
热点内容
- ·Cyrix: Gone But Not Forgotten
- ·10分钟达成5组18家代表签约!预制菜出海对接会成“促单王”
- ·Lee vows to send special envoy to N. Korea, freeze public utility charges
- ·雅安市专项整治漠视侵害群众利益问题监督举报方式
- ·13 Places to Find Little Legends and Compact Cryptids
- ·'LulaRich' tells a baffling story of greed, crime, and crappy leggings
- ·SpaceX produces only 5,000 Starlink dishes per week
- ·France warm up for World Cup in Nations League
- ·50 Years Later: The Revolutionary 8008 Microprocessor
- ·Exhibition showcases Indian chapter in Korean War