Defence News 19th August 2008

Falcons over Korea

F-16 Fighting Falcons fly on a training mission Jan. 30 over the South Korean peninsula. Pilots assigned to the 35th Fighter Squadron from Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, use training missions to simulate actual conditions they may face in combat and keep their warfighting skills honed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt Quinton T. Burris)

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