171016-N-IO414-020 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct. 16

171016-N-IO414-020 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct. 16 2017) Quartermaster Seaman Tylan Thompson, from Cleveland, Ohio, assigned to the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14), stands a navigation watch during Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise (MN MIWEX). MN MIWEX is a mine countermeasures exercise between the U.S., Republic of Korea, and U.N. Command Sending States meant 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)