south Korea has begun a five-day maritime mobility exercise in the Yellow Sea involving the Army, Navy, Air Force and the Marine Corps.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Thursday that submarine search and infiltration blockade drills will be the focus of the first day. Procedures to prevent North Korean ships from crossing the Northern Limit Line will also be covered.
Over 20 Navy vessels and submarines, including Asia's largest amphibious landing ship, the “Dokdo,” will participate in the drills.
Some 50 aircraft and the Army's coastal units will also take part in shooting drills on the ground and at sea, as well as torpedo launches and submarine search and destroy missions.
A JCS official says the exercise is aimed at enhancing South Korea's response and combined operational capability against a range of asymmetric enemy provocations.
On North Korea's pledge to counter the South's drills with a physical attack, the official stressed that the exercise is defensive in nature.
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