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Article: S. Korea deploys F-16 fighter jets at Kunsan base.
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- YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea
- Article date:
- November 30, 2006
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SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has started to deploy KF-16 fighter jets at an air base in its southwestern coastal city of Kunsan, the Air Force said Wednesday."The Air Force has been gradually stationing KF-16 fighter jets and pilots at Kunsan Air Base since the beginning of this month," an Air Force officer said, asking to remain anonymous.The officer noted that some of the F-5E fighter jets stationed at the base had been relocated to other air bases across the country. But the Air Force declined to reveal the number of KF-16s to be stationed there because it is sensitive military information.
"We hope that it will improve the combined ...