The American nuclear aircraft carrier John C. Stennis, arrived Sunday in South Korea. He will join the joint US-South Korean exercises, according to Yonhap, citing a military source.
The naval exercises Key Resolve began on March 7 and will last until March 18. John C. Stennis strike group will be headed. In the port of Busan to join him three destroyers with guided missiles -. Stockdale, Chung-Hoon and William P. Lawrence, as well as the cruiser Mobile Bay
John C. Stennis is the seventh US Navy nuclear aircraft carrier Nimitz type . Able to carry up to 90 aircraft and helicopters.
About holding of the largest in the history of cooperation between the US and South Korean joint exercises Yonhap reported in early March. According to the source agency, they will be attended by 300 thousand. South Korean and 15 thousand. US military. The aim of joint exercises is to prevent the DPRK. “We will conduct exercises while maintaining a willingness to North Korean provocations. If North [Korea] will make a provocation to us during a training exercise, our troops and the US forces will respond to ten times “- the source said Yonhap.
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