US carrier makes show of force off Korean border

摘要

The US Navy (USN) aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) arrived in the West Sea (Yellow Sea) with elements of the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) on 28 November to conduct a four-day exercise near the disputed maritime border of North and South Korea.rnThe bilateral exercise is a show of force directed at North Korea in the wake of the 23 November artillery barrage that killed two South Korean marines and two civilians and injured 18 others on the island of Yeonpyeong.