WASHINGTON (AP): Japan and South Korea's unprecedented joint participation in air force exercises over the state of Alaska shows that America's two staunchest Asian allies are willing to cooperate on security despite their political differences.
Their aircraft have been flying in the annual Red Flag Alaska training drills that end on Friday, along with US and Australian forces.
The exercise has included simulated combat manoeuvres in which Korean fighter jets helped secure air space for military transport planes from Japan and other nations.
In recent years, Seoul and Tokyo have taken tentative steps to improve security cooperation. They have exchanged observers during military exercises and engaged together in naval training drills. But this is the first time their fighter jets have flown in the same exercise.
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