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Friday, November 10, 2017, 16:00
ROK says it will join US aircraft carrier drill Nov 11-14
By Reuters
Friday, November 10, 2017, 16:00 By Reuters

This handout photo taken on Sept 18, 2017 and provided by the South Korean Defence Ministry in Seoul shows a US Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber (right), US F-35B stealth jet fighters (bottom) and South Korean F-15K fighter jets (top) flying over ROK during a joint military drill aimed to counter DPRK's latest nuclear and missile tests. (HANDOUT / SOUTH KOREAN DEFENCE MINISTRY / AFP)

SEOUL - The Republic of Korea (ROK) will join three US aircraft carrier strike groups in a joint drill scheduled for Nov 11 to 14, ROK military said on Friday.

ROK's naval vessels will participate in the drill in waters off the east coast, ROK's joint chiefs of staff said in a statement.

The Pentagon said on Wednesday the drill involving three aircraft carrier strike groups in the Western Pacific would be carried out for the first time in a decade, confirming a Reuters report.

A total of seven ROK's navy vessels, including Aegis-equipped warships, will participate in the drill, the statement said, to accompany 14 US naval warships.

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During the joint drill, the two countries will practice air operations, air artillery strikes and aircraft carrier escorts to test their ability to jointly carry out such operations.

The drill is also in response to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK's) nuclear and missile provocations, ROK military said, and to show any such developments by Pyongyang can be repelled with "overwhelming force".

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