Japan-U.S.-Korea “maritime interdiction exercise” “resumes” for the first time in 7 years

On the 9th and 10th of this month, Japan, the United States, and South Korea conducted ``maritime interdiction training'' and ``anti-piracy training'' on the high seas southeast of South Korea's Cheju Island.
On the 10th, the South Korean Navy said, ``We will improve the deterrence and response capabilities of South Korea, the United States, and Japan against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, which have recently become more sophisticated.
"We conducted this exercise to increase the maritime operational capabilities of the three countries in order to respond to security threats and build a rules-based international order."
This training included the Korean Navy's Yi Jisoo destroyer and military support ship, the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier and cruiser Yi Jisoo destroyer,
Destroyers from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and others participated. Maritime interdiction training between the three countries resumed for the first time in seven years since 2016, and anti-piracy training resumed for the first time in six years since 2017.
The South Korean Navy said, ``This exercise is based on an agreement to resume and regularize training at the South Korea-U.S.-Japan defense ministers' meeting held on the occasion of the Shangri-La meeting in June this year.
This was done as a follow-up to the agreement reached at the Korea-U.S.-Japan Summit at Camp David in August to strengthen security cooperation between Korea, the United States, and Japan in order to deter and respond to North Korean nuclear and missile threats.
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