Saturday, October 21, 2017

The Aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Is In South Korean Waters

The Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Stethem steam alongside ships from the Republic of Korea Navy in the waters east of the Korean Peninsula on October 18, 2017. Picture taken on October 18, 2017. Courtesy Kenneth Abbate/U.S. Navy

Daily Mail: U.S. carrier USS Ronald Reagan patrols off Korean peninsula in warning to Pyongyang as tensions with North Korea continue to rise

* The nuclear powered aircraft carrier the USS Ronald Reagan has been patrolling of the east Korean peninsula, warning North Korea of military action
* The Reagan's presence comes ahead of Trump's first official visit to Asia
* North Korea has slammed the warship gathering as a 'rehearsal for war'
* The ship entered port in South Korea today in a regular visit to the country

The USS Ronald Reagan, a 100,000-ton nuclear powered aircraft carrier, is patrolling in waters east of the Korean peninsula, in a show of sea and air power designed to warn off North Korea from any military action.

The carrier sailed into the port of Busan in southern South Korea on Saturday in a regular visit to the country as tensions stemming from North Korea‘s missile and nuclear provocations simmer.

The U.S. Navy's biggest warship in Asia, with a crew of 5,000 sailors, sailed around 100 miles launching almost 90 F-18 Super Hornet sorties from its deck, in sight of South Korean islands.

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WNU Editor: Russia is warning that North Korea has the capability to hit these U.S. aircraft carriers .... North Korea 'Has the Missile Technology to Destroy US Carriers Near Its Shores' (Sputnik).

More News On The USS Ronald Reagan In South Korean Waters

USS Ronald Reagan Enters South Korean Port as North Korea Tensions Simmer -- Epoch Times/Reuters
USS Ronald Reagan visits S. Korean port after weeklong joint naval drills -- Stars and Stripes
US commanders stress ‘ironclad’ commitment to defend SKorea -- Washington Post/AP

US Military's Biggest Warship in Asia Patrols Near North Korea As Warning to Kim Jong Un -- Yahoo News UK

2 comments:

fazman said...

Maybe if the escorts were left behind, so no,no they cant.

Unknown said...

Maybe the North Koreans can and maybe they can't

If they can, then you have to ask if Green Peace is worth it.