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Two maritime selfdefense force ships have left the sasebo naval base in nagasaki to meet up with the uss carl vinson led group for joint drills following fresh ballistic missile tests in north korea, the japan times reported. Uss carl vinson operates with republic of korea navy. Uss carl vinson cvn70 nuclearpowered aircraft carrier. Two maritime selfdefense force ships have left the sasebo naval base in nagasaki to meet up with the uss carl vinsonled group for joint drills following fresh ballistic missile tests in north korea, the japan times reported.
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In the previous month, the naval group joined the annual ussouth korean military drills. Russian, chinese ships tail uss carl vinson in east china. The navy is moving the uss ronald reagan there, two days after departing japan, to conduct dualcarrier training exercises with the uss carl vinson, cnn reported on thursday. Uss carl vinson cvn70 underway off the virginia coast during sea trials. Vinson leaves middle east as long deployment draws to close. In chinas shadow, communist vietnam links arms with. Fleetex 96l a, saccex with,he tarawa amphibious ready group targ and pac. Vinson strike group aircraft, ships train while drawing.