U.S. Navy and JMSDF Conduct Bilateral Mine Warfare Exercise at MCAS Iwakuni

251118-M-TB340-1065.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett

Dec 14, 2025

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Sailors with Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic, Naval Station Norfolk Virginia, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members with Air Mine Countermeasures and Cargo Helicopter Squadron 111, pose for a photo during a bilateral training event at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan Nov. 18, 2025. Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) 3JA is part of an annual series of exercises between JMSDF and the U.S. Navy designed to increase proficiency in mine countermeasure operations between the two forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett)

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