U.S., South Korea, and Japan conduct joint air drills amid rising regional security concerns.

The U.S., South Korea, and Japan conducted a joint air drill involving a U.S. B-52 bomber and fighter jets, signaling a show of force against North Korean threats. This coincided with a meeting in Seoul of the three nations' defense chiefs, who stressed the importance of trilateral cooperation in addressing regional security challenges posed by North Korea and China's military build-up.