US sends aircraft carrier to South Korea, stern warning to North Korea

(Dan Tri) - The US sent the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to a base in South Korea in a move to strengthen deterrence against threats from North Korea.

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson docked at a naval base in the southeastern city of Busan, South Korea on March 2 (Photo: Yonhap).

On March 2, the US aircraft carrier strike group, including the USS Carl Vinson, docked at the naval base in Busan, about 320km southeast of Seoul.

This is the first visit by a US aircraft carrier to South Korea since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January.

According to the South Korean Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is also accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton and the destroyer USS Sterett.

The South Korean Navy described the visit as part of efforts to fulfill the US's "ironclad" extended deterrence commitment and demonstrate the strong joint defense stance between South Korea and the US against threats from North Korea.

The South Korean Navy stressed that the allies will seek to enhance interoperability and organize exchanges between naval forces during the visit of the US aircraft carrier strike group.

"Our military will strongly respond to any threats from North Korea and the South Korea-US alliance will support peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the region through close cooperation," Rear Admiral Lee Nam-gyu, director of the South Korean Navy's maritime warfare center, said.

The last time the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier visited South Korea was in November 2023, just hours before North Korea successfully put its first military spy satellite into orbit after two failed attempts.

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