30 November 2021. 17 – 22 NOV, MCMRON 7, USS CHIEF, USS WARRIOR, MH-53E helicopters from HM-14 Det 2A and Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures Company 1-3, participated in Mine Warfare Exercise 3JA off of the southwestern coast of Japan alongside the JMSDF Mine Warfare Force. American units from Sasebo, Iwakuni, and Guam, representing all three points of the MCM triad, took part in six-days of exercise off the coast of Miyazaki, Japan. US and Japanese maritime forces worked together to clear a simulated minefield using mine hunting, mine sweeping, and neutralization procedures. MCMRON 7, USS WARRIOR, USS CHIEF, HM-14 Det 2A and ExMCM Company 1-3 continue to operate in the 7th Fleet area of operations serving as the ready mine countermeasures response force enhancing interoperability with international partners. (Courtesy Photo Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
| Date Taken: | 12.01.2021 |
| Published: | 12-05-21 07:37 PM |
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