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The USS Carl Vinson set sail for the Korean peninsula last week accompanied by guided-missile destroyers and warships.

The US Navy said: "The deployment marks the second time the Carl Vinson Strike Group will operate throughout the Indo-Pacific region under US 3rd Fleet's command and control.

"The strike group became the first in recent history to demonstrate the command and control construct called 3rd Fleet Forward when units completed a six-month deployment last year."

The Navy added that the trip is part of “regularly scheduled deployment" - the super carrier’s arrival date and mission period was not disclosed.