S. Korea, U.S. launch joint maritime drills involving U.S. aircraft carrier

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S. Korea, U.S. launch joint maritime drills involving U.S. aircraft carrier

STORY: S. Korea, U.S. launch joint maritime drills involving U.S. aircraft carrier DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of S. Korea-U.S. joint naval exercise (Yonhap TV) (file) 2. various of jet flights and sailors on deck (Xinhua, shot on Sept. 23, 2022) STORYLINE: South Korea and the United States on Monday launched their joint maritime drills near the Korean Peninsula, involving a U.S. aircraft carrier and over 20 warships from the two sides. The South Korean defense ministry said the combined naval exercise was scheduled to continue for four days from Monday in the South Korean eastern waters. Mobilized for the exercise will be more than 20 battleships, including a 7,600-ton Aegis destroyer and a 4,400-ton destroyer from the South Korean side as well as the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group that arrived in the South Korean southeastern port city of Busan on Friday. The strike group consists of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered

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