Korean warships hold rare exercise with 3 US aircraft carriers

South Korean troops will join rare US Navy drills off the Korean peninsula this weekend.

Newsweek quoted information from the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) as saying that South Korea will send seven warships, including two ships equipped with the Aegis combat system and destroyers, to join three US aircraft carriers, which are currently in the Western Pacific, to conduct this rare joint exercise.

The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier during a drill with South Korea in October. (Photo: Reuters)

"The exercise is aimed at curbing North Korea's nuclear and missile provocations and demonstrating our military's strong will and readiness to act," South Korean media quoted the message from the JCS.

The exercise is scheduled to take place from November 11-14 in the Sea of ​​Japan. In addition to the three aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz and the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the US Navy will also mobilize 11 Aegis ships.

The exercise aims to improve the two countries' capabilities in conducting coordinated operations through air operations, artillery strikes and aircraft escort.

The commander of the US Pacific Fleet, Admiral Scott Swift, described the training exercise as a rare opportunity. The last time such a type of exercise was held was during the 2006 and 2007 Valiant Shield exercises, which took place off the US territory of Guam, home to two US military bases.

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