The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the USS Carl Vinson will arrive in the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Wednesday amid the ongoing annual South Korea-U.S. Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises, U.S. Naval Forces Korea announced on Tuesday.

The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said on Monday (U.S time) that “assets from the USS Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and other United States forces” will participate in ROK-U.S. joint military drills in the waters around the Korean Peninsula during the annual Foal Eagle exercise.

Foal Eagle (FE) is a field training exercise (FTX) which aims to develop capabilities for ROK-U.S. combined