S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold joint naval drills in East Sea involving Reagan carrier group
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan staged another joint naval exercise in the East Sea on Thursday with a focus on countering nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, Seoul's military said.
The exercise involving the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier strike group opened in the international waters of the sea hours after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Several warships, including South Korea's King Sejong the Great destroyer, the USS Benfold destroyer belonging to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier strike group, and Japan's Chokai destroyer, were mobilized, it added.
They simulated scenarios of North Korean ballistic missile launches and focused on detecting, tracking and intercepting them by sharing target information, it said.
The three countries held combined maritime drills in the East Sea on Sept. 30 involving the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in a show of force against the North's continued provocations.
It was redeployed to the waters Wednesday in response to the North's firing of an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan the previous day.

This file photo, provided by the South Korean Navy, shows naval ships, including the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, participating in a joint anti-submarine drill between South Korea, the United States and Japan in the East Sea on Sept. 30, 2022. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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