The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that South Korea and the United States will conduct joint naval maneuvers today (7th) and tomorrow to improve their combined defense capabilities in the high seas of the East Sea.



The navy destroyer Munmu the Great and the frigate Donghae were deployed in this exercise.



In the US Navy, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, the Aegis cruiser Chancellorville, and the Aegis destroyers Benfold and Barry participated.



The navies of both countries conduct joint exercises such as tactical maneuvers in the East Sea, and conduct an operation together to escort the Reagan to the southeast of Jeju.



The Joint Chiefs of Staff emphasized, "We will continue to strengthen our firm operational capability and readiness to respond to any provocation from North Korea through joint exercises with the US Reagan Carrier Strike Team, which has been deployed again to the Korean Peninsula as a measure to strengthen the enforcement capabilities of the US extended deterrence." I did.



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