U.S. aircraft carrier joins military drills with South Korea and Japan


FILE PHOTO: The USS George Washington aircraft carrier sails in Pacific Ocean waters during the Southern Seas tactical and operational support naval exercises in Buenaventura, Colombia June 29, 2024. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's military said it will hold a three-day joint exercise with the United States and Japan starting on Wednesday, featuring fighter jets and marine patrol aircraft as well as the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington.

The "Freedom Edge" exercise is a response to what the South Korean military said were threats from North Korea, which recently conducted an intercontinental ballistic missile test, drawing condemnation from Seoul, Tokyo and Washington.

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