US Aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Arrives In South Korea For The Start Of First Major Joint Drills In Five Years

The USS Ronald Reagan approaches a port in Busan, South Korea, on September 23, 2022 [Yonhap via Reuters]  

DW: US aircraft carrier reaches South Korea for joint military drills 

A US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea for a joint naval exercise, the first time since 2017. Separately, the South Korean president was caught on a hot mic insulting the US, which his office denied. 

The nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan reached the port of Busan on Friday as the two countries prepare for a drill aimed at showing strength in the face of rising threats from North Korea. 

The US and South Korea have revived joint large-scale military exercises that were scaled down or halted in the last few years due to diplomatic efforts to engage with North Korea and the coronavirus pandemic.  

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WNU Editor: This is all being done to send a message to North Korea .... US Carrier to Visit South Korea in Show of Strength Toward North (VOA). 

US Aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Arrives In South Korea For The Start Of First Major Joint Drills In Five Years  

USS Ronald Reagan arrives in Busan for first time since 2017 -- Navy.mil  

USS Ronald Reagan in S. Korea -- Yonhap News  

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for joint drills -- AP 

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as warning to North -- NYPost/Reuters  

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for start of first major joint drills in five years -- The Independent  

US Navy’s aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for 1st time in four years -- Naval Today  

US aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan arrives for South Korea drills -- Al Jazeera