150405-N-AD372-450 WATERS SOUTH OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA, (April 5, 2015) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jared Alexander performs a safety inspection on each Sailor aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS Chief (MCM 14), prior to a mine sweeping training evolution. Chief is currently participating in Exercise Foal Eagle 2015, a series of annual training events that are defense-oriented and designed to increase readiness and maintain stability on the Korean Peninsula while strengthening the Republic of Korea - U.S. alliance and promoting regional peace and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Abraham Essenmacher/Released)