An F-18 fighter aircraft sits in the hanger of the Theodore Roosevelt , a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, anchored in Busan Naval Base in Busan, South Korea Saturday, June 22, 2024. The Theodore Roosevelt , a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is anchored in Busan, South Korea, Saturday, June 22, 2024. Crew members walk by aircraft in the hanger of the Theodore Roosevelt , a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, anchored in Busan Naval Base in Busan, South Korea Saturday, June 22, 2024.
Following a meeting between their defense chiefs in Singapore earlier in June, the United States, South Korea and Japan announced Freedom Edge. The new multidomain exercise is aimed at sharpening the countries’ combined response in various areas of operation, including air, sea and cyberspace.will participate in the exercise that is expected to start within June. South Korea’s military didn’t immediately confirm specific details of the training.
In the face of growing North Korean threats, the United States, South Korea and Japan have expanded their combined training and boosted the visibility of strategic U.S. military assets in the region, seeking to intimidate the North. The United States and South Korea have also been updating their nuclear deterrence strategies, with Seoul seeking stronger assurances that Washington would swiftly and decisively use its nuclear capabilities to defend its ally from a North Korean nuclear attack.