U.S. Carrier Reagan to Visit Busan, Drill with South Korean Navy as Tensions with North Korea Increase

The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group will arrive in South Korea on Friday in preparation for large-scale joint naval exercises with Seoul amid concerns mount over North Korea’s likely resumption of nuclear weapons testing, according to local reports. “By conducting combined drills, the navies of the two countries plan to strengthen their military readiness and demonstrate the firm resolve of the South Korea-U.S. alliance for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula,” the Republic of Korea Navy said in a statement. USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) and other American vessels will make a port stop in Busan in southeastern Korea, American … Continue reading U.S. Carrier Reagan to Visit Busan, Drill with South Korean Navy as Tensions with North Korea Increase