Aug. 9, 2017 U.S. Airmen Team Up With South Korean, Japanese Counterparts Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers under the command of Pacific Air Forces joined their counterparts from the South Korean and Japanese air forces in sequenced bilateral missions over Japanese airspace and the Korean Peninsula.
March 7, 2017 Pacom Deploys Defensive Anti-Missile System to Korean Peninsula U.S. Pacific Command has deployed the first elements of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, known as THAAD, to South Korea, implementing the U.S.-South Korean alliance’s July 2016 decision to bring the capability to the Korean Peninsula.