Air Force under probe for lost files on wartime operational plan

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Air Force is under investigation for having lost classified documents on its aerial operational plan in case of war, a military official said Friday.
Two secret military documents have been missing at the Air Force headquarters since late August, right after South Korea and the United States ended their annual military drills that involved tens of thousands of troops from the two allies, the official said.
Military authorities had combed through offices of the Air Force headquarters and its vehicles but failed to find the documents, the official said on the condition of anonymity.
"Military authorities are holding an inquiry into how the secret military documents were lost," the official said.
The documents included the Air Force's wartime operations guidelines and training details for pilots, according to the official.
South Korea and the U.S. ended the 10-day Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise on Aug. 26.
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