About 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea, but the White House is considering changes to that military footprint.
The Nimitz aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1975, was designed for a 50-year service life.
This year's exercise marks 40 years of joint drills aimed at strengthening the U.S. and Philippines' defense capabilities in the Indo-Pacific.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to the Indo-Pacific next week.
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