U.S., Japanese and South Korean naval forces exercised together in East Asian waters on Thursday in their most complex and final joint drills before President Joe Biden hands over one of his signature national security initiatives to Donald Trump.

South Korea's military said it will hold a three-day joint exercise with the United States and Japan starting on Wednesday, featuring fighter jets and marine patrol aircraft as well as the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington.

Japan, South Korea and the U.S. hold a military exercise in a message to China and North Korea:::: Rahn Emanuel, U.S. Embassador to Japan"If you look at the region and you want to project deterrence,

South Korea, the U.S., and Japan conduct joint military training amid North Korea's threats, reaffirming their strategic alliance.

The United States, Japan, and South Korea will conduct large-scale military exercises at Freedom Edge. The countries will involve military aircraft and ships in the drills, Yonhap reports. The Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea announced that on Wednesday,

On 13 November, the United States, South Korea and Japan started the second large-scale trilateral exercise, Freedom Edge, involving army, navy, air force, and cyber forces units. Source: Yonhap, citing the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS),