US B-1 bombers fly over Korean Peninsula in response to North tests

Jul 30, 2017: 6:14 am

Two US B-1 bombers have flown over South Korea in response to North Korea’s recent ballistic missile tests.

Under the command of US Pacific Air Forces, the two B-1s took off from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on Saturday.

The bombers were then joined by Japanese and South Korean fighter jets and flew over the Korean Peninsula and over the Osan Air Base in South Korea.

A US Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, prepares for a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese airspace and over the Korean Peninsula, July 30, 2017. (Photo by AFP)

Their 10-hour mission, which included formation and intercept training, was in direct response to Pyongyang’s successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday and the previous July 3 launch of the “Hwansong-14” rocket, according to a statement by the US Air Force.

“North Korea…