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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      United Kingdom Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, Royal Air Force chief of air staff, Lt. Gen. Won, In-Choul, Republic of Korea Air Force Operations Command commander, and Lt. Gen Thomas W. Bergeson, 7th Air Force commander, participate in a media event for Invincible Shield, an interoperability exchange, at Osan Air Base, ROK, Nov. 8, 2016. The RAF, U.S. and ROK air forces participated in Invincible Shield, which marked the first time the RAF has fielded aircraft on the Korean Peninsula since the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillian Bamman)US, UK, South Korean air forces conduct strategic exercise
                        
                        
                        Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, the RAF chief of air staff; Lt. Gen. Won, In-Choul, the South Korean Air Force Operations Command commander; and Lt. Gen Thomas W. Bergeson, 7th Air Force commander, participate in a media event for Invincible Shield at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Nov. 8, 2016. The RAF, U.S. and South Korean air forces participated in Invincible Shield, a combined interoperability exchange. It was the RAF’s largest deployment of equipment and personnel to the Korean Peninsula since the 1950s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dillian Bamman)
                
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        A Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FRG4, U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, and a Republic of Korea air force F-16 and F-15K Slam Eagle fly in formation during Invincible Shield on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 7, 2016. The intent of Invincible Shield is to bolster the interoperability between the RoK, the U.S. and United Kingdom while improving combat capability in the Pacific region. (DoD photo by Chief Master Sgt. Kim, Kyeong Ryul, Republic of Korea air force)US, UK, South Korean air forces conduct strategic exercise
                        
                        
                        A Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FRG4, U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, and South Korean air force F-16 and F-15K Slam Eagle fly in formation during Invincible Shield above Osan Air Base, South Korea, Nov. 7, 2016. The intent of Invincible Shield is to bolster the interoperability between the South Korea,  U.S. and the United Kingdom while improving combat capability in the Pacific region. (Defense Department photo/Chief Master Sgt. Kim, Kyeong Ryul, South Korean air force)
                
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        A Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FRG4 takes off at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 7, 2016. The RAF deployed the largest number of assets on the Korean Peninsula since the Korean War during Invincible Shield, an interoperability exchange, from Nov. 1 – 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)US, UK, South Korean air forces conduct strategic exercise
                        
                        
                        A Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FRG4 takes off at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Nov. 7, 2016. The RAF deployed the largest number of assets on the Korean Peninsula since the Korean War during Invincible Shield, an interoperability exchange, from Nov. 1 – 10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)
                
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US, UK, South Korean air forces conduct strategic exercisePublished Nov. 8, 2016
                    
                    By Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo
                    
                    
                    51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs
            **OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AFNS) --**The Royal Air Force operated its largest deployment of equipment and personnel to the Korean Peninsula since the 1950s during Invincible Shield, a combined interoperability exchange, which is taking place Nov. 1-10.
The RAF sent multiple Eurofighter Typhoon FRG4s to Osan Air Base, flown alongside U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcons and A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, and South Korean air force F-15K Slam Eagles in multiple sorties throughout the exchange, which marked the largest RAF gathering in South Korea since the end of the Korean War.
“I expect Invincible Shield, our first (South Korea) – U.S. – United Kingdom combined-air exercise, to not only enhance the combined air operations capability to protect peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, but also greatly contribute to the improvement of military operation with the Royal Air Force,” said Lt. Gen. Won, In-Choul, the South Korean Air Force Operations Command commander.
The exchange provided an opportunity for the three nations to share information and skills acquired throughout decades of historic combined aerial experience in different theaters across the globe.
“Working shoulder to shoulder, we are showing a unified front to those who would wish to do us harm,” said Lt. Gen. Thomas W. Bergeson, the Seventh Air Force commander.
The RAF personnel seemed appreciative of the opportunity to not only train alongside the U.S. and South Korean air forces, but also continue to strengthen their decades-old relationship with South Korea.
“I know from speaking with those that have been participating in the exercise the success it has been so far, enhancing the interoperability between our air forces and strengthening our mutual interest in security and defense,” said Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, the RAF chief of air staff. “The RAF participants have also told me what a privilege they have felt it to be to exercise so closely with our Korean partners and friends, alongside U.S. forces, on Invincible Shield.”
The deployment of RAF assets and continuation of training missions alongside South Korean and U.S. crews will continue through Nov. 10.exercise 



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