S Korea, Japan to hold joint naval rescue training
SEOUL, (MILLAT ONLINE):South Korea’s Navy said Friday it will conduct a joint search and rescue exercise with Japan’s naval forces later in the day.
The drill, code-named “SAREX,” will be held in waters southwest of Yokosuka, a Japanese port city, and will involve three warships and a naval helicopter.
South Korean assets to be mobilized include the 4.400-ton Gang Gam Chan destroyer and the 4,200-ton Hwacheon fast combat support ship.
Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force will field the 5,050-ton Teruzuki destroyer and a SH-60 helicopter.
SAREX is a maritime drill aimed at improving combined response capability for peaceful and humanitarian purposes in case of a naval accident, the Navy said.