The exercise sought to hone Navy EOD and diver skills within the chilly confines of a simulated Arctic environment.
It remains unclear whether Australian Lt. Cmdr. Adam Klyne needed a no-shave chit for that beard.
Dubbed "Steadfast Defender 24," the drill come as Russia’s war on Ukraine bogs down.
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The landing ship medium will be the Corps' first modern stern landing vessel.
Flight tests are slated to begin in 2024.
The Navy fleet is experimenting with launching and recovering medium UUVs from submarines, even as a formal acquisition effort is still ongoing.
The mini missile fire was part of an exercise by a unit working to develop the Navy's drone and artificial intelligence technologies.
South Korean and U.S. troops have been conducting live-fire exercises.
The Silent Shark exercise comes as the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan completed a port visit to Busan this month.
South Korea's air force says the drill involved a B-52 bomber from the United States and fighter jets from South Korea and Japan.
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