Tuesday, April 12, 2022

U.S. Carrier Group Deploys In The Sea Of Japan Off The Korean Peninsula

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the South China Sea on April 1, 2022. US Navy Photo  

Reuters: U.S. aircraft carrier deploys off Korean peninsula amid tensions with North 

The USS Abraham Lincoln strike group is operating in waters off the Korean peninsula, the U.S. Navy said on Tuesday, amid tensions over North Korea's missile launches and concerns that it could soon resume testing nuclear weapons. 

"The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is conducting bilateral operations with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Sea of Japan," Commander Hayley Sims, a spokesperson for the Japan-based U.S. Seventh Fleet, said in a statement. 

This is the first time since 2017 that a carrier group has deployed to the waters between South Korea and Japan, and comes as U.S. officials are increasingly concerned that North Korea could carry out an underground nuclear test in the coming days.  

Read more .... 

U.S. Carrier Group Deploys In The Sea Of Japan Off The Korean Peninsula  

U.S. Carrier Group Arrives as North Korea Ramps Up Threats -- Bloomberg  

U.S. Navy carrier group enters Sea of Japan for first time in 5 years -- UPI 

Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in Sea of Japan Ahead of Key North Korean Anniversaries -- USNI News  

US Steps Up Military Displays as North Korea Tests Bigger Weapons -- VOA  

USS Abraham Lincoln operating in Sea of Japan following North Korea missile tests -- Navy Times  

US carrier group operating off Korean Peninsula for first time in years -- The Hill

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