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South Korea, US navies embark on 4-day joint exercise in Sea of Japan
The four-day naval exercise through Thursday in the Sea of Japan involves the Ronald Reagan, a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier, which entered the southern port city of Busan last Friday. It is aimed at improving the two navies' ability to operate together in contingencies.
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This US Navy photo released April 29, 2020 shows The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) conducting underway operations on April 28, 2020 in the South China Sea. Barry is forward-deployed to the US 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. A US Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed through waters near the Paracel islands in the South China Sea challenging China's claim to the area, the Navy said April 29, 2020. The USS Barry undertook the so-called (Agence France Presse/Samuel Hardgrove)
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he South Korean and US navies on Monday began a joint drill off the Korean Peninsula for the first time in roughly five years, amid heightened tensions following North Korea's ballistic missile launch the previous day.
The four-day naval exercise through Thursday in the Sea of Japan involves the Ronald Reagan, a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier, which entered the southern port city of Busan last Friday. It is aimed at improving the two navies' ability to operate together in contingencies.
More than 20 vessels from the defense allies are deployed in the exercise, including South Korea's Aegis destroyer Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong and the destroyer Munmu the Great.
The joint drill aims to demonstrate the alliance's "strong willingness to respond against North Korea's provocations, while improving capabilities to carry out joint operations between the two countries' navies," South Korea's navy said in a statement.
On Sunday, North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile that flew about 600 kilometers before falling into the Sea of Japan, according to the South Korean military. The North had last test-launched ballistic missiles on June 5.
