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On Thursday to practice shooting down missiles in the Sea of Japan U.S. warships from the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group teamed up with South Korean and Japanese destroyers, a show of force following multiple launches by North Korea this week.

During a press briefing on Thursday Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said that “The exercises also demonstrate the deep strength of our trilateral relationship with Japan and the Republic of Korea, which is resolute against those who challenge regional stability”.

Japan and the Republic of Korea conducted a trilateral ballistic missile defence exercise in the Sea of Japan, Oct. 6, 2022, Ships from the U.S.

The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville and guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold joined one South Korean vessel and two Japanese destroyers in the Sea of Japan for the exercise, according to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

“Chancellorsville provided air defence to the units as they conducted the ballistic missile exercise, which includes, detecting, tracking, and intercepting simulated targets, as well as coordination, communication, and information-sharing between the three countries”, a statement from the command said. A U.S. official told a reporter that the simulation did not involve firing live rounds.

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy ships ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH 976) and ROKS Gangwon (FFG 815) steam in, the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier.

After an earlier series of drills with South Korean and Japanese naval forces the USS Reagan and the ships belonging to its strike group had recently departed the Sea of Japan. On Tuesday in the Pacific Ocean it was operating to the east when North Korea launched a ballistic missile over Japan. In response, in the Sea of Japan on Wednesday the strike group turned around, arriving back. 

Into the sea North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles. Ryder condemned the latest launches that same day.

North Korea conducted another ballistic missile launch last night, he said “As you’re aware by launching two short range missiles”. “This irresponsible act was condemned strongly by the United States”. 

During a Live-Fire exercise on Oct. 5, 2022 United States Forces Korea joined with the Republic of Korea military in a demonstration of their combat readiness.

Before the anti-missile drills at sea, the U.S. responded to North Korea firing over Japan with shows of force in the air and on land alongside its allies. Some striking ground targets on an uninhabited island west of the peninsula, American fighters flew alongside Japanese and South Korean fighters.

When one South Korean projectile failed soon after launch, hitting a building on its own air base but a joint ground-to-ground missile exercise Wednesday sent mixed signals.

“Fell after an abnormal flight” in Gangneung, which is along the northeast coast of the country, the South Korean joint chiefs of staff said one of its Hyunmoo missiles, by adding that there were no casualties reported, and the cause was being assessed.

Officials warn that North Korea could soon conduct its first nuclear test since 2017, meanwhile.

According to Ryder, The U.S. still assesses North Korea is making preparations for such a test, but is not sure when.

“I’m not going to speculate, If and when they do conduct a nuclear test,” Ryder said.

Source:- https://usstudieson.com/with-south-korea-us-ships-conduct-anti-missile-drill/

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