The first visit by a US aircraft carrier in four decades is “not of military focus”, but will see “cultural exchanges” between local experts and US sailors, said a US navy spokesman.
File Photo: The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. (Courtesy US Navy, via REUTERS)
DANANG, Vietnam: As the USS Carl Vinson docks at Danang port today (Mar 5) – the first time a United States navy aircraft carrier is visiting Vietnam in 40 years since the end of the Vietnam War – it will mark a further step in closer cooperation between the two nations, said a navy spokesperson.