Allies\u2019 response<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHours after the test, four South Korean F-15K Slam Eagles and four U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons dropped two Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, bombs on an island target in the Yellow Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The joint exercise resembled a similar drill by South Korea after the North launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on March 24. Seoul fired several ground-to-sea missiles and dropped two bombs into the East Sea then as a show of force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A U.S. Indo-Pacific Command news release on Tuesday\u2019s joint exercise referred to North Korea\u2019s latest test and said the JDAMs showcased the \u201ccombined deterrent and dynamic strike capabilities\u201d of the U.S. and South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe U.S. remains committed to peace and prosperity through the region in order to secure a free and open Indo-Pacific,\u201d the statement said. \u201cOur commitment to the defense of [South Korea] and Japan remains ironclad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
U.S. and South Korean forces followed that up with another exercise early Wednesday. The two sides launched four Army Tactical Missile System surface-to-surface missiles toward the East Sea to demonstrate their \u201creaction capability\u201d and \u201cfor the purpose of deterring further provocations\u201d from North Korea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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