Carrier Strike Group Three participated in the &lt;a href="Foal%20Eagle"&gt;Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2009 (KR/FE 09) exercises&lt;/a&gt; ("pictured") which began on 28 February 2009. Key Resolve/Foal Eagle was held in the aftermath of the sinking of the ROK corvette "Cheonan" and the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island by North Korea.