Defense Minister Lee Jong-seop visited the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), which arrived at the Busan Operation Base with Commander Paul J. Lacamera, commander of the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command. I did.
Minister Lee, along with Commander Lacamera, was informed of the operational posture of the entire Carrier Strike Group at the Combat Information and Control Center (CCC) under the guidance of Fifth Carrier Strike Group Commander Michael Donnelly.
The CCC disclosure of the US carrier is very unusual.
Minister Lee also recalled that the Reagan's motto was 'peace through strength', the foreign policy motto of the Reagan administration, and said, "This is in line with the security policy of our Yun Seok-yeol administration, 'peace by strength, peace through deterrence'." emphasized.
General Donnelly assured Minister Lee, "If North Korea provokes, we will win with overwhelming capabilities" by further strengthening the combined operational posture through the arrival of the US carrier strike group and joint exercises between the US and South Korea.
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