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International Mine Warfare Exercise Starts Off South Korea

Friday, October 20th, 2017

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The Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise (MN MIWEX) began Oct. 15 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…

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