U.S. sends second aircraft carrier strike group to Korean peninsula

The U.S. is sending a SECOND aircraft carrier to the waters near the Korean peninsula.

Fox News says The USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group is now in the Western Pacific, joining the USS Ronald Reagan.

They say it's rare to have two carriers in the same region, but of course this is all happening amid the increasing tensions between the U.S. and North Korea.

The U.S., Japan, and South Korea have been busy with trilateral training exercises, designed to improve their response to any ballistic missile threats from North Korea.

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