S. Korea, U.S. kick off joint two-week Freedom Flag air drills

South Korea and the U.S. earlier on this Thursday began their two-week combined air drill.

According to the Air Force here some 1-thousand-100 personnel and 90 aircraft from both countries have been mobilized for the semiannual Freedom Flag.

Missions include air interdiction counter-air operations and wartime defense rehearsal.

Freedom Flag combines two existing exercises the annual Combined Air Force Composite Training and Vigilant Defense.