US send bombers, fighter jets to South Korea

 Seoul, Aug 31: The US military on Thursday sent strategic bombers and stealth fighter jets to South Korea for a joint bomb-dropping drill. Two American B-1B strategic bombers and four F-35B stealth combat planes were dispatched from Guam and the US military base in Japan respectively, reports Xinhua news agency. The US combat aircraft conducted a joint flight drill with four South Korean F-15K fighter jets over the peninsula, before dropping MK-84, MK-82 and GBU-32 bombs on a target at the Pilseung firing range in Gangwon province. The KC-135 aerial refueling plane was also dispatched for the drill.  (IANS)