3 US Aircraft Carriers Conduct Rare Military Exercises in Western Pacific

Military drills send strong message to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un

The USS Nimitz CVN 68, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, arrives at a naval base in the South Korean port city of Busan, some 450 kms southeast of Seoul on Feb. 28, 2008. The Nimitz and its associated strike group completed a tai-carrier exercise with two other aircraft carriers in the Wester Pacific, adding to the military posture aimed at pressuring Kim Jong Un to come to the negotiating table. KIM JAE-HWAN/AFP/Getty Images

Three U.S. aircraft carriers and their accompanying strike groups of warships, fighter jets and other aircraft completed a rare military exercise with South Korea and Japan in the Western Pacific Monday.

The four-day military exercises finish as President Donald Trump heads home to the United States after a 12 day trip to Asia.