CNO Adm. John Richardson met with his South Korean counterpart, Adm. Jung Ho-sub at the Pentagon for a discussion on the strengthening partnerships throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elliott)
The U.S. Navy‘s top officer told the head of the South Korean Navy on Thursday that the two leaders should communicate “as brothers” amid heightened tensions in the Pacific.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson met with Adm. Jung Ho-sub of South Korea at the Pentagon during Jung’s week-long trip to the United States as both nations participate in the Rim of the Pacific multinational exercise.
The meeting took place just a day after U.S. and South Korean officials confirmed North Korea had fired two medium-range ballistic missiles Tuesday evening, one into waters near Japan. The other missile exploded after launch. STRATCOM officials said the missile launches did not pose a threat to North America.
This weapons deployment defied U.N. restrictions and was “strongly” condemned by South Korea.
“It’s extremely important as we work together — as our two navies work together — that you and I have a personal relationship, that we can call one another up as brothers to work for better ways to collaborate,” Richardson said …
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