The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Team conducted a joint drill of anti-submarine warfare between the U.S., South Korea and Japan in the East Sea last week.



North Korea fired five short-range missiles three times while the U.S. Navy carrier conducted a joint exercise in the East Sea with the Busan base calling for the first time in five years.



When North Korea fired a medium-range ballistic missile through Japan yesterday (the 4th) increasing the intensity of provocation, the Reagan Carrier Strike Team, which went to the Japanese sea after training, hastily turned its bow to the East Sea.



The carrier strike group entered the East Sea on the afternoon of the 5th.



It is known that some of the more than 90 aircraft such as Super Hornet fighters, Hawkeye early warning devices, and Growler electronic electric planes are flying alternately and demonstrating force.



According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the unprecedented emergency re-operation was decided yesterday (the 4th) after consultations between the defense ministers of the two countries in accordance with the ROK-U.S. agreement to expand strategic assets.



[Kim Jun-rak I, Chief of Public Affairs Office, Joint Chiefs of Staff: (Re-introduction of the Reagan carrier) shows the resolute will of the ROK-U.S. alliance to resolutely respond to any provocations and threats from North Korea.]



Tomorrow (the 6th), the ROK Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships will launch the Reagan Rejoins the carrier training group.



This is the first time that Korea, US and Japan will be conducting joint exercises in the East Sea for two weeks in a row.



The training will be conducted in such a way that the South Korean, US, and Japanese ships will master the procedures for detecting, tracking and intercepting the North Korean missile launches.



A key official of the Ministry of National Defense gave meaning to it as "a physical message that security cooperation between South Korea, the US and Japan will be strengthened if North Korea provokes."



This is SBS Kim Tae-hoon.



(Covering: Kim Tae-hoon / Video coverage: Han Il-sang / Video editing: Jeon Min-gyu / CG: Uhm So-min / Producer: D News Platform Department)