US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea in first visit since Trump return



News US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea in first visit since Trump return USS Carl Vinson will reportedly join trilateral drills, as ROK acting president stresses security ties with US, Japan Jeongmin Kim March 3, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson enters the ROK navy's Busan base on Sunday. \| Image: ROK navy (March 2, 2025) A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Sunday, reportedly to participate in trilateral drills including Japan, in the first carrier deployment aimed at deterring North Korea under the Trump administration. The visit by the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) comes approximately eight months after the USS Roosevelt's (CVN-71) visit in June last year and the deployment of a U.S. B-1 strategic bomber for a combined air exercise on Feb. 20. A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Sunday, reportedly to participate in trilateral drills including Japan, in the first carrier deployment aimed at deterring North Korea under the Trump administration. The visit by the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) comes approximately eight months after the USS Roosevelt's (CVN-71) visit in June last year and the deployment of a U.S. B-1 strategic bomber for a combined air exercise on Feb. 20. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea in first visit since Trump return

USS Carl Vinson will reportedly join trilateral drills, as ROK acting president stresses security ties with US, Japan

Jeongmin Kim March 3, 2025

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea in first visit since Trump return

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson enters the ROK navy's Busan base on Sunday. | Image: ROK navy (March 2, 2025)

A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Sunday, reportedly to participate in trilateral drills including Japan, in the first carrier deployment aimed at deterring North Korea under the Trump administration.

The visit by the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) comes approximately eight months after the USS Roosevelt's (CVN-71) visit in June last year and the deployment of a U.S. B-1 strategic bomber for a combined air exercise on Feb. 20.

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