Navy joins US-led four-nation maritime exercise in Pacific

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The South Korean Navy has joined a US-led multinational maritime exercise in the Pacific, military officials said Saturday.

According to the officials, the navies of South Korea, the United States, Japan and Australia are engaged in the three-day joint maritime exercise, Pacific Vanguard, in waters near Guam, scheduled to continue through Sunday.

The South Korean Navy has dispatched the 7,600-ton Aegis destroyer Seoae Ryu Sung-ryong and the 4,400-ton Chungmugong Yi Sun-shin to the exercise.

Joining from the US were an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, DDG-97, alongside a replenishment oiler and a submarine.

During the three-day exercise, the navies will engage in a range of drills, including an anti-submarine operation and a simulated battle.