US carriers in rare Pacific op amid North Korea tensions
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(Worthy News) – Three US aircraft carriers will stage joint drills in the western Pacific for the first time in a decade, the US Navy said Thursday (Nov 9), as tensions in the region over North Korea reach fever pitch.
The USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt will conduct “coordinated operations in international waters”, the navy said, as US President Donald Trump’s high-stakes trip through Asia takes him to China.
The operation shows Washington’s “ironclad commitment to the continued security and stability of the region,” said Scott Swift, commander of the US Pacific Fleet, in a statement. [ Source: Channel News Asia (Read More…) ]
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