South Korea, US Hold Joint Mine Countermeasures ExercisesSeoul, 16 Apr (ONA) — South Korea and the US have conducted a combined
naval drills in waters near the southeastern coastal city of Pohang
to enhance their joint mine warfare capabilities, the South’s Navy
said today.
Yonhap News Agency quoted the South Korean Navy as saying that, “the
nine-day exercise, involved 10 warships
and three helicopters from both sides, including the South’s Nampo
MLS-II mine layer and the US mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior
(MCM-10).”
The training involved various exercises such as laying, detecting
and removing mines, aimed at familiarizing troops with combined
operations procedures and sharpening their skills for using manned
and unmanned assets for mine warfare.
The latest drills marked the 10th naval mine warfare exercise the
allies conducted since launching the exercise in 2014.— Ends/Khalid
