March 28, 2024
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U.S. sends B-1B bombers off North Korea’s east coast

Flights are the furthest North of the DMZ U.S. planes have gone off DPRK coast this century: DOD

Multiple Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers and F-15C Eagle fighters flew a mission over international waters off the North Korean east coast, the U.S. Department of Defence (DOD) announced on Saturday.

According to the Pentagon press release, the Air Force planes departed from Okinawa, Japan - the location of an Air Force base.

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