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Members of a South Korean fleet salute during a ceremony at a naval base on the southern island of Jeju before they depart for Hawaii to join the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, May 31. Yonhap |
Korea's Navy participated in a U.S.-led multinational maritime exercise in waters off Guam earlier this month to enhance combined operational capabilities, the armed service said Tuesday.
The Pacific Vanguard exercise took place from Aug. 21 through Monday, involving the naval forces from the South, the United States, Australia, Canada and Japan. The Korean Navy sent the 4,400-ton Munmu the Great destroyer and the 7,600-ton Sejong the Great destroyer to the exercise.
During the exercise, the five Navies engaged in various maritime operations, like anti-submarine warfare operations, air warfare operations, live-fire missile events and replenishment at sea, according to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
The Korean Navy has taken part in the exercise since 2019. (Yonhap)