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The US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln is staying in the East Sea.

They are Chairman Won-cheol Won of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Vice Commander of the Combined Forces Command Kim Seung-gyeom, and Commander of the Combined Forces Command Paul Lacamera, but contrary to expectations, they did not send a message to North Korea.



Reporter Kim Tae-hoon reports.



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The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Squadron has been conducting training and operations on the high seas of the East Sea for the fourth day.



It is known to conduct strike training and reconnaissance activities against North Korea by sorting out aircraft such as fighters and reconnaissance aircraft one after another.



In the midst of this, today the highest ranking generals in the US and ROK aboard the Lincoln Carrier.



A high-ranking government source told SBS, "Three commanders of the ROK and the United States, including Chairman Won In-cheol of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CFC Commander Paul Lacamera, and CFC Deputy Commander Kim Seung-gyeom, boarded the Lincoln Carrier together.



They are also said to have discussed tactics on the Korean Peninsula, such as an operational plan when deploying a carrier squadron from a carrier.




However, no messages were sent to North Korea.



Originally, the South Korean and American military authorities discussed sending a strong message to North Korea from the Lincoln ship, but they turned to not provoking the North.



The ROK-U.S. joint maritime exercise in the East Sea of ​​South Korean naval vessels and the Lincoln carrier was not conducted either.



It is interpreted that the pressure strength was adjusted in an appropriate line while holding a whip called a carrier at the signs of North Korea's 7th nuclear test and additional ICBM launches.



When asked about the purpose of the carrier's entry into the East Sea, the US 7th Fleet, which commands the Lincoln Carrier, also said, "The United States does not have hostile intentions toward North Korea" and "supports inter-Korean dialogue."



(Video coverage: Han Il-sang, video editing: Jeong Seong-hoon)