US, South Korean Navies Conduct Major Exercise

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)

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)

Veterano de la infantería de marina. En su chaqueta se lee: "No tan en forma, no tan agresivo, pero siempre un infante de marina".

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)

Crew members of the USS George Washington on the navigation bridge steer the aircraft carrier in the Yellow Sea, June 24, 2012. (VOA/S. Herman)

VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reporting from the windy flight deck of the USS George Washington as an F-18 fighter jet prepares to take off in the Yellow Sea, June 24, 2012.