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Second US submarine makes stop in S. Korea

24 July

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EPA-EFE/WOOHAE CHO

A second nuclear-powered submarine made a port call in South Korea in two weeks, the South Korean Navy said on Monday. The USS Annapolis docked in a naval base on the island of Jeju "to replenish military supplies while on an operations mission," the Navy said, according to the Yonhap news agency.

"On the occasion of the USS Annapolis' visit, the Navies of South Korea and the United States plan to strengthen a combined defense posture and conduct exchange activities in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the South Korea-US alliance," the Navy added.

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