SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 13, 2019) Engineman 3rd Class Ciaran Stephens (left), from Huntsville, Alabama, and Engineman 2nd Class Mohamed Dedjizakari, from Togo, West Africa, read an engineering operational sequencing system manual during an engineering casualty drill aboard the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14). Chief, part of Mine Countermeasure Squadron 7, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response platform for contingency operations.

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