A flight deck crew member guides an E-2C Hawkeye as it lands on the US Navy's USS George Washington aircraft carrier during joint military drills between the US and ROK in the West Sea November 30, 2010. The nuclear-powered USS George Washington, which has 75 warplanes and a crew of more than 6,000, is taking part in around-the-clock drills in waters west of the Korean peninsula but well south of the sea border disputed by the DPRK. The drills, aimed at preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction under a US-led campaign, came as part of the four-day joint show of force against Pyongyang, though Seoul and Washington have stressed their "defensive" nature.[China Daily/Agencies] |