The fighters' arrival came after the US military deployed four B-52 nuclear-capable bombers to Guam earlier this month to support training efforts with allies and partners, Yonhap news agency reported."Their arrival signals the continuing effort to refine the US Indo-Pacific Command's warfighting capability through agile combat employment, which supports the National Defense Strategy to develop a more lethal, agile and resilient force," the command said.The US Air Force "uses a flexible theater posture" to "support our allies and partners in a free and open Indo-Pacific theater," it added.The US has recently been demonstrating its military heft by relocating its strategic military assets to the Indo-Pacific region.The move came amid speculation that the North could stage a major show of force in time for the 110th birthday anniversary of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's late grandfather and national founder, Kim Il-sung, on April 15.Pyongyang ratcheted up tensions with seven known rounds of missile launches last month, including that of an intermediate-range missile capable of targeting Guam.
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