US Planes Fly Out of Korea as Asset Redeployment Reports Grow

A C-17 US Air Force military transport aircraft, left, and a C-5 US Air Force military transport aircraft at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on March 6.Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

US military transport planes have flown out of South Korea in recent days, flight-tracking data showed, after Seoul confirmed it was discussing the possible redeployment of American military assets as the Iran conflict escalates.

Data from the Flightradar24 website indicated that US military transport planes, including C-17 and C-5, flew out of South Korea’s Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, one as recently as Saturday. It wasn’t immediately clear what the aircraft were carrying.