In a show of force that South Korea's military says is meant as a warning to North Korea, a U.S. naval carrier strike group is conducting maritime maneuvers with South Korea off the coast of the tense peninsula. The USS George Washington is leading its carrier strike group, part of a flotilla of 10 warships and submarines.
US, South Korean Navies Conduct Major Exercise
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An F-18 fighter jet's tailhook is grabbed by an arresting wire on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Yellow Sea, June 24, 2012. (VOA/S. Herman)
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A close-up look at the nose of an F-18 fighter jet in the expansive hangar bay of the USS George Washington, June 24, 2012. (VOA/S. Herman)
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Veterano de la infantería de marina. En su chaqueta se lee: "No tan en forma, no tan agresivo, pero siempre un infante de marina".
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An E-2 "Hawkeye" early warning/battle management aircraft lumbers onto the wet deck of the USS George Washington in the Yellow Sea, June 24, 2012. (VOA/S. Herman)