Yonhap News Agency, Seoul, November 13. According to the South Korean Joint Staff Headquarters (Joint Staff) on the 13th, South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold a joint multi-domain exercise code-named “Freedom’s Edge” on the high seas south of Jeju starting from that day for three days. .
File photo: On June 25, at the Busan Naval Combat Base, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue (wearing sunglasses) boarded the USS Theodore Roosevelt nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN-71), which visited South Korea to participate in the “Freedom Blade” exercise. , and listened to introductions from American people. Photo courtesy of Yonhap News Agency/Presidential Chamber (Photos are strictly prohibited from reprinting or copying)
South Korea, the United States, and Japan held the “Freedom’s Edge” joint exercise for the first time from June 27 to 29 this year. This is the second time this year that the three parties have conducted this exercise. This exercise demonstrates the will to contain and respond to threats from North Korea.
File photo: On February 23, a U.S. Air Force F-35A fighter jet took off from the Osan Air Base of the U.S. Army in South Korea in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. yonhap news agency
During the exercise, the three countries will conduct air exercises involving fifth-generation fighter jets, maritime anti-missile, anti-submarine warfare, air defense operations, maritime interception, network defense and other exercises.
The South Korean military dispatched the Aegis destroyer “Seoya Ryu Seongryong”, the “Chungmugong Yi Sunsin” class destroyer, P-3 maritime patrol aircraft, F-35A and F-15K fighter jets, and the U.S. military dispatched the “Nimitz” class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier The USS George Washington, the Aegis destroyer USS Higgins, the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell, P-8 maritime patrol aircraft and F-35A fighter jets participated in the exercise. Japan plans to send the Aegis destroyer “Haguro”, P-3 maritime patrol aircraft, F-15J and F-2 fighter jets to participate in the exercise. (over)
File photo: Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington Yonhap News Agency/Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense (Photos are strictly prohibited from reproduction and reproduction)