TheNewsMillUS nuclear aircraft carrier, George Washington, arrived at the naval base in South Korea’s largest port city of Busan on Wednesday, state media Yonhap reported.
The move the news outlet said is a “reaffirmation of the South Korea-US combined defence posture.”
The nuclear powered vessel of Carrier Strike Group 5 is accompanied by a missile cruiser, USS Robert Smalls and USS Milius and USS Shoup Aegis.
The visit is intended to replenish supplies and rest the crew, South Korea’s Navy said.
South Korea’s Navy said it “plans to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation between the Navies of the two countries, as well as enhance defence capabilities on the occasion of the arrival of the Fifth Aircraft Carrier Group.”
This is the first port call of an American aircraft carrier under South
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