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International Mine Warfare Exercise Starts Off South Korea

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International Mine Warfare Exercise Starts Off South Korea
171016-N-IO414-080 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct. 16 2017) Sailors assigned to the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) raise a training mine from the water during Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise. The exercise between the U.S., Republic of Korea and U.N. Command Sending States is designed to increase combined capabilities and readiness to respond to any contingency on the Korean peninsula. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Crouch/Released)

The Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise (MN MIWEX) began Sunday off the coast of South Korea with U.S., South Korean, and United Nations Command (UNC) Sending State nations Canada and the Philippines.The exercise will have mine countermeasures ships, aircraft, and explosive ordnance personnel conduct a set of drills aimed at practicing procedures and tactics to detect and neutralize sea mines to create safe navigation routes, the Defense Department said.It also aims to bolster mine countermeasures interoperability and readiness in response to…

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