Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan moves to Korean Peninsula for training exercises as tensions grow between US and North Korea
- Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is moving to the Korean Peninsula
- It will meet with USS Carl Vinson strike group to conduct training exercises
- Reagan left its homeport two days after North Korea’s ballistic missile launch
- Navy has not released how long the two carriers will be in the region together
The US Navy is moving a second aircraft carrier to the Korean Peninsula amid growing tensions in the region.
The USS Ronald Reagan is going to meet the strike group led by the USS Carl Vinson to conduct training exercises.
The Reagan left from its homeport, Yokosuka, Japan, on Tuesday, just two days after North Korea launched a ballistic missile 500 miles into the Sea of Japan Sunday.
The carrier had just finished maintenance and sea trials in its homeport before it set off for the Korean Peninsula, according to CNN.
The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, pictured, is moving to the Korean Peninsula to meet with the USS Carl Vinson to conduct training exercises amid growing tensions rising in the region
The Reagan, pictured, left its homeport of Yokosuka, Japan, on Tuesday, just two days after North Korea launched a ballistic missile 500 miles into the Sea of Japan Sunday