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

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South Korea and the U.S. on Thursday kicked off their two-week combined air drill.

Some 1-thousand-100 personnel and 90 aircraft from both countries have been mobilized for the semi-annual Freedom Flag.

Their 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.