The U.S. Navy’s oldest active aircraft carrier is making its final overseas port call as it nears retirement, reflecting on decades of service while the service plans for its replacement and continued carrier operations.
A nuclear-armed US Navy ballistic missile submarine has made a port call in South Korea for the first time in decades, following heightened tensions on the peninsula. The arrival of the Ohio-class submarine comes after North Korea test-fired a solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile. The move is seen as symbolic and reduces the sub's stealthiness, according to analysts. The port call is part of an agreement between US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to enhance deterrence and response posture. North Korea's Kim Yo Jong criticized the deployment, stating it would damage communication between the two sides.