In yet another show of strength, a US aircraft carrier docked in South Korea on Friday for the first time in nearly five years. The move came in response to North Korea’s weapons tests. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is classified as a “fight-ready force” on the US Navy website.
The ship is the flagship of “Carrier Strike Group 5”, a US Navy strike group.
Commanded by Fred Goldhammer, USS Ronald Reagan is a ninth-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Nimitz. According to the US Navy, this “A force that protects and defends the United States and promotes alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.”
The ship and ships of the assault fleet docked in the port. busanin the south.
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A source from South Korea’s Ministry of Defense told AFP that the visit was aimed at “deterring North Korea’s missile threats and nuclear threat”. “The existence of the aircraft carrier USS in Ronald Reagan busan It shows the strength of the alliance between South Korea and the United States.”
In August of this year, USS Ronald Reagan crossed the South China Sea to reach the Philippine Sea, east of Taiwan, the Philippines, and south of Japan. The statement came during a visit to Taiwan by Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Construction began in Virginia in 1988, leaving the naval base in 2004 for its new port in San Diego in Latin America. California. Inside 2007, the ship was even used to deliver humanitarian aid to typhoon victims fengsenin the Philippines.
In a new assignment, she helped out when Japan suffered a massive earthquake in 2011 that killed thousands.
attack submarine
American ships docked busan Participate in joint operations with the South Korean army on the east coast of the country, which will also include a nuclear-powered submarine USS Annapolis.
Attack submarines such as the USS Annapolis are designed to search for and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships. They can also perform intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions, according to the U.S. Navy.
source: Noticias
