Monday, October 10, 2016

US aircraft carrier mobilized in S.Korean waters for joint naval drill

A US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was mobilized in South Korean waters to take part in a weeklong joint naval exercise that kicked off on Monday amid concerns about provocations from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).



The USS Ronald Reagan, the flagship of the US Carrier Strike Group Five, was deployed to South Korean waters to participate in the joint "Invincible Spirit 2016" exercise between the two allies scheduled to continue until Saturday, according to Seoul's defense ministry.

The joint exercise is being carried out in all of the three seas around South Korea, according to local media reports.

The drill is joined by seven US warships, including the aircraft carrier and Aegis-equipped cruiser, and about 40 South Korean battleships as well as fighter jets, maritime patrol airplanes and helicopters.

In the east and west seas, the US and South Korean naval forces are conducting a simulated exercise against infiltration by the DPRK's special forces estimated to reach about 200,000 troops. The US aircraft carrier, accompanied by other US battleships, is carrying out a drill in the southwestern waters.

It marks the first time that the two countries conduct naval drills in all of the three seas. In 2010 when a South Korean naval corvette sank in waters by what Seoul claimed was a DPRK torpedo attack, Seoul and Washington staged naval drills in the east and west seas. Pyongyang has denied any involvement in the incident.

The massive exercise came amid growing worries about the DPRK's provocation on or around Oct. 10, when is the 71st anniversary of the establishment of the country's ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). Sometimes, the anniversary was celebrated with provocations like missile launches.
 [Xinhua/china]
10/10/16
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