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Tuesday, March 08, 2011

U.S. air force deploys upgraded attack aircraft in S. Korea

A-10C ThunderboltThe U.S. military in South Korea said Monday it has deployed 12 upgraded A-10 ground attack aircraft capable of carrying precision-guided bombs in the South as part of a scheduled deployment.

According to South Korean news agency (Yonhap) about 350 U.S. airmen and the 12 A-10C jets are activated as the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at a U.S. air base in Osan, about 55 kilometers south of Seoul, and will work alongside the South Korean Air Force for about six months, the U.S. 7th Air Force said in a statement.

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