Mine Warfare Exercise (MINEX) 3JA

ABURATSU, Japan (Nov. 22, 2025) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures (ExMCM) Company 9-3 and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) EOD teams board an MH-53E Sea Dragon from Helicopter Mine countermeasures squadron 15 (HM-15) to conduct helicopter casting training during Mine Warfare Exercise (MINEX) 3JA near Aburatsu, Japan, Nov. 22, 2025. MINEX 3JA is part of a year-long series of bilateral exercise between the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to strengthen interoperability and increase proficiency in mine countermeasure operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Matthew Cox).