South Korea, Japan at U.S. nagsagawa ng air drill, mga pinuno ng depensa nagpulong din
A U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bomber, C-17 aircraft along with South Korea’s Air Force F-35As take part in a joint drill, South Korea, December 20, 2022. (The Defense Ministry/Handout via REUTERS)
Nagsagawa ng isang joint air drill ang South Korea, Japan at Estados Unidos ngayong Biyernes, na kinasasangkutan ng isang U.S. B-52 strategic bomber at fighter jets ng dalawang U.S. sa international waters.
Ayon sa defense ministry ng South Korea, ito ang unang pagkakataon ngayong taon na isang U.S. B-52H strategic bomber ang idineploy sa Korean Peninsula para sa isang drill, na isinagawa upang mapaghusay pa ang pagpigil sa tumitinding nuclear at missile threats ng North Korea.
Admiral Kim Myung-soo, chairman of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting with General Yoshihide Yoshida, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of Japan and John Daniel Caine, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 11, 2025. Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS
Ngayong Biyernes din nagsagawa ng taunang pulong ang defense chiefs ng tatlong bansa, kung saan kinilala ng mga ito ang kahalagahan ng maigting na trilateral cooperation sa pagtugon sa hamon sa seguridad mula sa North Korea, sa Indo-Pacific at iba pang lugar.
Delegations of South Korea, Japan, and the U.S., attend a Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 11, 2025. Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS
Sa kaniyang opening remarks bago magsimula ang pulong, ay sinabi ni U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, “We’re illuminating a future path together, a path where partnerships can evolve through persistent and regular engagement from building capacity to really sharing responsibility.”
John Daniel Caine, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting with General Yoshihide Yoshida, chief of Staff, Joint Staff of Japan, and Admiral Kim Myung-soo, chairman of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 11, 2025. Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS
Dagdag pa niya, “North Korea and China are undergoing an unprecedented military buildup with a clear and unambiguous intent to move forward with their own agendas. We need to be mindful of that.”
