April 23, 2024
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U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to enter South Korea for military drills

Move comes as North Korea attacks U.S., South Korea as "war maniacs"

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.

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