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The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier, with its 5,500 sailors on board, arrived at Naval Base Guam in mid-February as its scheduled port call, according to media reports.
The Yonhap news agency of the Republicof Korea (ROK) quoted Seoul¡¯s military sources as saying the Nimitz-class nuclearpowered carrier¡¯s visit to Guam could be a preparation to partake in an annual joint military drill, codenamed ¡°Key Resolve,¡± between the ROK and the United States slated for March.
A possible mobilization of the USS Carl Vinson for the Key Resolve exercise is aimed at deterring North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats, the sources said The 333 meter-long, 40.8 meter-wide carrier has reportedly departed from Naval Base San Diego early January, which is the principal homeport of the U.S. Pacific Fleet for a regular deployment to the Western Pacific.
¡°The Carl Vinson arrived at a naval base in Guam,¡± a military source was quoted by Yonhap as saying at that time. ¡°The carrier appears to be readying for a new mission.¡± Top defense officials from the ROK and the United States recently met in Seoul and reaffirmed the two allies¡¯ commitment to forming a strong joint defense posture against North Korea¡¯s possible military provocations.