US, ROK stage naval drills on countering North Korean incursions over sea border



News US, ROK stage naval drills on countering North Korean incursions over sea border Joint exercise in East Sea trains for special ops attacks and comes as DPRK projects more aggressive naval posture Jooheon Kim May 12, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The U.S. Navy’s USS William P. Lawrence (left) and ROKS Daecheong conduct a joint maritime exercise on May 9, 2025. \| Image: ROK navy South Korea and the U.S. carried out a four-day joint naval exercise in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) through Sunday, focusing in part on countering potential North Korean infiltration across the inter-Korean maritime border. The drills, which began Thursday, included maritime counter-infiltration training aimed at deterring incursions by DPRK special operations forces, as well as joint anti-submarine warfare and integrated responses to multi-domain threats. South Korea and the U.S. carried out a four-day joint naval exercise in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) through Sunday, focusing in part on countering potential North Korean infiltration across the inter-Korean maritime border. The drills, which began Thursday, included maritime counter-infiltration training aimed at deterring incursions by DPRK special operations forces, as well as joint anti-submarine warfare and integrated responses to multi-domain threats. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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US, ROK stage naval drills on countering North Korean incursions over sea border

Joint exercise in East Sea trains for special ops attacks and comes as DPRK projects more aggressive naval posture

Jooheon Kim May 12, 2025

US, ROK stage naval drills on countering North Korean incursions over sea border

The U.S. Navy’s USS William P. Lawrence (left) and ROKS Daecheong conduct a joint maritime exercise on May 9, 2025. | Image: ROK navy

South Korea and the U.S. carried out a four-day joint naval exercise in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) through Sunday, focusing in part on countering potential North Korean infiltration across the inter-Korean maritime border.

The drills, which began Thursday, included maritime counter-infiltration training aimed at deterring incursions by DPRK special operations forces, as well as joint anti-submarine warfare and integrated responses to multi-domain threats.

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