US Carrier Strike Group Arrives in South Korea in Show of Support as North Korea Tests Missiles

A U.S. Navy sailor stands guard in front of a F/A-18F Super Hornet aboard the USS Nimitz during its port visit to Busan on March 28, 2023. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images

A U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea for the first time in six months in a show of alliance after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles that it said served as warnings to the two allies.

South Korea’s Defense Ministry said the 11^th carrier strike group, including the nuclear-powered USS Nimitz, arrived at the Busan naval base on Tuesday after participating in a joint drill near Jeju Island the previous day.