By Jung Sung-ki
Staff Reporter
The Navy will invite about 1,200 citizens to its international fleet review to be held next month in Busan.
The ``citizen observers'' will be allowed to review the preliminary and main parades of navy ships from around the world aboard South Korea's 14,000-ton Dokdo landing ship, the Navy said in a news release Tuesday.
Approximately 50 domestic and foreign warships will be showcased along with some 30 aircraft in the Oct. 5-10 naval exhibition. The event will mark the 60th anniversary of the country's armed forces.
Applications are available on the Navy's Web site ― www.navy.mil.kr ― for participation in a preliminary event for domestic ships Oct. 3 and a main event for all participating ships Oct. 7, it said.
The Navy will choose successful applicants by lottery and announce them Sep. 12 and Sept. 19, respectively, on the Web site.
About 30 of South Korea's high-tech warships, including a 7,600-ton Aegis destroyer, will be on view. The U.S. Navy will dispatch the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington, along with up-to-date vessels and submarines, to the event.