The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Abraham Lincoln, conducted a joint exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on the high seas of the East Sea.
According to the 7th Fleet Command, Lincoln, the missile cruiser Mobile Bay (CG-53) belonging to the carrier escort squad, and the Aegis destroyer Spruance (DDG-111), along with a destroyer belonging to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), were together yesterday (12th), according to the US 7th Fleet Command. combined training.
The two navies formed a formation on the high seas of the East Sea, and the Lincoln F-35C stealth fighter and the E-2D Hawkeye air control plane also scrambled and flew in formation with Self-Defense Forces fighters over the high seas of the East Sea.
"The operation of the naval forces of both countries is to reaffirm to our allies and partners the United States' commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region," the 7th Fleet said.
This joint exercise is interpreted as sending a warning message to North Korea, which has caught the trend of ICBM test launches and nuclear tests.