South Korean and U.S. warships, including an American nuclear-powered submarine, conducted a mass naval exercise off the peninsula's east coast this month, the Navy said yesterday. The allies took part in the annual antisubmarine exercise, called SHAREM-148, in the East Sea from Feb. 12-18, a Navy officer said. The training is aimed at developing and practicing new anti-North Korean submarine operations and testing new antisubs weapons systems, the officer said, requesting anonymity.
The exercise included the fast-attack submarine USS Los Angeles and 8,000-ton-class destroyer USS Cushing, as well as five U.S. Navy warships and three maritime patrol aircraft P-3Cs, the officer said. South Korea used seven naval vessels, including a 4,500-ton destroyer and a number of submarines.| Sea of fire and spittle in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... |
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