The US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrives at a port in the southeastern coastal city of Busan, South Korea, on Oct 21. (Photo EPA)WASHINGTON: The US Navy will launch a rare military exercise involving three aircraft carrier strike groups in the western Pacific starting this weekend, coinciding with the final stops of President Donald Trump's Asia tour. It will be the Navy's first three-carrier exercise in the western Pacific since 2007. US strategic bombers have recently flown off the coast of Korea, and Mr Trump mentioned this week in South Korea that US submarines operate in that area. The carriers involved are the USS Ronald Reagan, based in Japan; the USS Theodore Roosevelt, based in San Diego; and the USS Nimitz, based at Naval Base Kitsap at Bremerton, Washington.

Source: Bangkok Post November 09, 2017 04:41 UTC