Two Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft fly behind a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. Twelve F-22s and about 300 personnel from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., are deploying to Kadena Air Force Base, Japan. (Senior Airman Zachary Perras / Air Force)
U.S. To Deploy 12 F-22 stealth Jets To Japan -- Global Post/Yonhap News
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The United States plans to deploy about a dozen F-22 stealth jets to Japan along with 300 service members in mid-January, the 5th Air Force announced Monday.
It is part of Washington's commitment to the security of the Asia-Pacific region as part of the rebalancing toward the region, it said.
"Air Combat Command continues to routinely deploy aircraft to the Asia-Pacific Region, providing Pacific Air Forces and the U.S. Pacific Command commanders a Theater Security Package in the region, deepening ties with our allies and our relationship with the international community," the unit said in breaking news carried on its website.
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Update #1: Dozen F-22 Raptor jets deploying to Okinawa -- Stars and Stripes
Update #2: Langley F-22s deploy to Japan -- Air Force Times
My Comment: This deployment is to send a message to the region that the U.S. will stay engaged in this part of Asia.
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