U.S. Air Force F-35 fighters fly to Okinawa, 1st deployment in Asia

A pair of U.S. Air Force F-35A fighter jets flew to an air base in Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa on Monday, marking the first deployment of the stealth aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region overseen by the U.S. Pacific Command.The two aircraft, the arrival of which was confirmed by the Okinawa prefectural government, are apparently part of a dozen F-35As that the U.S. Pacific Command said on Oct. 23 it will deploy to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa for a six-month rotation.The arrival of the aircraft, in what could be the latest show of force toward North Korea, came just ahead of U.S. Pr…READ FULL ARTICLE