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U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines prepare to practice skiing techniques during Korea Viper 24.1 at Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, Feb. 16, 2024. The training teaches Marines multiple skiing techniques, mountain movement, and survival skills in an austere cold weather environment. In its first iteration, Korea Viper demonstrates the ROK-US Marine Corps ability to respond decisively in the region as a singular, unified force while strengthening relationships and trust between the two allies. The Marines are with 2d Battalion, 7th Marines. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines prepare to practice skiing techniques during Korea Viper 24.1 at Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, Feb. 16, 2024. The training teaches Marines multiple skiing techniques, mountain movement, and survival skills in an austere cold weather environment. In its first iteration, Korea Viper demonstrates the ROK-US Marine Corps ability to respond decisively in the region as a singular, unified force while strengthening relationships and trust between the two allies. The Marines are with 2d Battalion, 7th Marines. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

Members of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea pose in front of the stage following the 73rd Commemoration of the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir. The commemoration was held in order to remember those who fought during the battle, the sacrifices they made, and the alliance that was forged in the battle's aftermath.

Members of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea pose in front of the stage following the 73rd Commemoration of the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir. The commemoration was held in order to remember those who fought during the battle, the sacrifices they made, and the alliance that was forged in the battle's aftermath.

Photo by 1st Lt. Tyler Judd

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sophia Green and Republic of Korea Marine Cpl.l Andrew Kim pose for a photo in front of the flagpole and monument at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters, during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Green, a San Diego, Calif., native served as the Camp Commandant for UFS 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sophia Green and Republic of Korea Marine Cpl.l Andrew Kim pose for a photo in front of the flagpole and monument at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters, during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Green, a San Diego, Calif., native served as the Camp Commandant for UFS 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

Photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe

Republic of Korea Marine Cpl. Andrew Kim poses for a photo in front of the ROK Marine Corps emblem at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

Republic of Korea Marine Cpl. Andrew Kim poses for a photo in front of the ROK Marine Corps emblem at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

Photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sophia Green and Republic of Korea Marine Cpl.l Andrew Kim pose for a photo in front of the flagpole and monument at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters, during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Green, a San Diego, Calif., native served as the Camp Commandant for UFS 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sophia Green and Republic of Korea Marine Cpl.l Andrew Kim pose for a photo in front of the flagpole and monument at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters, during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Green, a San Diego, Calif., native served as the Camp Commandant for UFS 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

Photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sophia Green and Republic of Korea Marine Cpl. Andrew Kim pose for a photo in front of a monument at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters, during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. The monument reads from top to bottom: Loyalty, Honor, Challenge. This is the motto of the ROK Marine Corps. Green, a San Diego, Calif., native served as the Camp Commandant for UFS 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sophia Green and Republic of Korea Marine Cpl. Andrew Kim pose for a photo in front of a monument at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters, during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. The monument reads from top to bottom: Loyalty, Honor, Challenge. This is the motto of the ROK Marine Corps. Green, a San Diego, Calif., native served as the Camp Commandant for UFS 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

Photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sophia Green poses for a photo in front of the ROK Marine Corps emblem at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters, during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Green, a native of San Diego, Calif., served at the Camp Commandant during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sophia Green poses for a photo in front of the ROK Marine Corps emblem at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters, during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Green, a native of San Diego, Calif., served at the Camp Commandant during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

Photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Julian Martinmar, an administrative specialist with III Marine Expeditionary Force, enters data into a manning document in the Landing Force Operations Center aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) in support of Ulchi Freedom Shield 23, August 28, 2023. Martinmar enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves out of Asheville, North Carolina in February, 2015 after graduating from Pisgah high school in Canton, N.C. U.S. 7th Fleet’s flagship USS Blue Ridge is in port at Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Japan. Ulchi Freedom Shield is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance our combined defense posture, and strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula. Martinmar is a native of Elizabeth, New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Julian Martinmar, an administrative specialist with III Marine Expeditionary Force, enters data into a manning document in the Landing Force Operations Center aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) in support of Ulchi Freedom Shield 23, August 28, 2023. Martinmar enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves out of Asheville, North Carolina in February, 2015 after graduating from Pisgah high school in Canton, N.C. U.S. 7th Fleet’s flagship USS Blue Ridge is in port at Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Japan. Ulchi Freedom Shield is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance our combined defense posture, and strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula. Martinmar is a native of Elizabeth, New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews)

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews

U.S Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and Republic of Korea (ROK) infantry Marines, listen during a range safety brief, as a part of Korea Marine Exchange Program (KMEP) 23.3 on August 4, 2023, at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea. KMEP is a long-standing exercise that bolsters bi-lateral training between the two services enhancing the ROK-US standard of lethality, coordination, and mutual respect in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

U.S Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and Republic of Korea (ROK) infantry Marines, listen during a range safety brief, as a part of Korea Marine Exchange Program (KMEP) 23.3 on August 4, 2023, at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea. KMEP is a long-standing exercise that bolsters bi-lateral training between the two services enhancing the ROK-US standard of lethality, coordination, and mutual respect in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

Photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea held a change of command ceremony to farewell the outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. Bradley S. James and welcome the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Brian N. Wolford on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, June 27, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea held a change of command ceremony to farewell the outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. Bradley S. James and welcome the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Brian N. Wolford on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, June 27, 2022.

Photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea held a change of command ceremony to farewell the outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. Bradley S. James and welcome the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Brian N. Wolford on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, June 27, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea held a change of command ceremony to farewell the outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. Bradley S. James and welcome the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Brian N. Wolford on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, June 27, 2022.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Jacob Johnson

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea held a change of command ceremony to farewell the outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. Bradley S. James and welcome the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Brian N. Wolford on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, June 27, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea held a change of command ceremony to farewell the outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. Bradley S. James and welcome the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Brian N. Wolford on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, June 27, 2022.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Jacob Johnson

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea held a change of command ceremony to farewell the outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. Bradley S. James and welcome the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Brian N. Wolford on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, June 27, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea held a change of command ceremony to farewell the outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. Bradley S. James and welcome the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Brian N. Wolford on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, June 27, 2022.

Photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin

U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, and Republic of Korea personnel pose with the unveiled gate after a dedication ceremony in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer, a combat aviator and holder of the Nation’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, on Camp Humphreys, Pyeongtaek-Si, Republic of Korea, April 16, 2021. Through collaboration between U.S. Marine Corps Forces – Korea (MARFORK) and USAG Camp Humphreys, the newly named Galer Gate will be the only gate memorializing a U.S. Marine across 72 U.S. Army installations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin)

U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, and Republic of Korea personnel pose with the unveiled gate after a dedication ceremony in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer, a combat aviator and holder of the Nation’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, on Camp Humphreys, Pyeongtaek-Si, Republic of Korea, April 16, 2021. Through collaboration between U.S. Marine Corps Forces – Korea (MARFORK) and USAG Camp Humphreys, the newly named Galer Gate will be the only gate memorializing a U.S. Marine across 72 U.S. Army installations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin)

Photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin

U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Camp Humphreys dedicated its CPX gate in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer, a combat aviator and holder of the Nation’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, on the base in Pyeongtaek-Si, Republic of Korea, April 16, 2021. Through collaboration between U.S. Marine Corps Forces – Korea (MARFORK) and USAG Camp Humphreys, the newly named Galer Gate will be the only gate memorializing a U.S. Marine across 72 U.S. Army installations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin)

U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Camp Humphreys dedicated its CPX gate in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer, a combat aviator and holder of the Nation’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, on the base in Pyeongtaek-Si, Republic of Korea, April 16, 2021. Through collaboration between U.S. Marine Corps Forces – Korea (MARFORK) and USAG Camp Humphreys, the newly named Galer Gate will be the only gate memorializing a U.S. Marine across 72 U.S. Army installations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin)

Photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin

U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, and Republic of Korea personnel cut the ribbon and unveiled the gate during a dedication ceremony in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer, a combat aviator and holder of the Nation’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, on Camp Humphreys, Pyeongtaek-Si, Republic of Korea, April 16, 2021. Through collaboration between U.S. Marine Corps Forces – Korea (MARFORK) and USAG Camp Humphreys, the newly named Galer Gate will be the only gate memorializing a U.S. Marine across 72 U.S. Army installations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin)

U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, and Republic of Korea personnel cut the ribbon and unveiled the gate during a dedication ceremony in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer, a combat aviator and holder of the Nation’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, on Camp Humphreys, Pyeongtaek-Si, Republic of Korea, April 16, 2021. Through collaboration between U.S. Marine Corps Forces – Korea (MARFORK) and USAG Camp Humphreys, the newly named Galer Gate will be the only gate memorializing a U.S. Marine across 72 U.S. Army installations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin)

Photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin

U.S. Marine Corps Forces - Korea Marines stand at attention during a dedication ceremony in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer, a combat aviator and holder of the Nation’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, on Camp Humphreys, Pyeongtaek-Si, Republic of Korea, April 16, 2021. Through collaboration between U.S. Marine Corps Forces – Korea (MARFORK) and USAG Camp Humphreys, the newly named Galer Gate will be the only gate memorializing a U.S. Marine across 72 U.S. Army installations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin)

U.S. Marine Corps Forces - Korea Marines stand at attention during a dedication ceremony in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer, a combat aviator and holder of the Nation’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, on Camp Humphreys, Pyeongtaek-Si, Republic of Korea, April 16, 2021. Through collaboration between U.S. Marine Corps Forces – Korea (MARFORK) and USAG Camp Humphreys, the newly named Galer Gate will be the only gate memorializing a U.S. Marine across 72 U.S. Army installations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin)

Photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin

U.S. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces – Korea remove a tree stump during a volunteer event at Sunrin Orphanage, Pohang, South Korea, March 13, 2021. The trees had fallen down last fall due to a strong typhoon and the rocks had become safety hazards for the children. The event encapsulates the strong bond between the Marine Corps and the orphanage that began with its founding in 1952. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin)

U.S. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces – Korea remove a tree stump during a volunteer event at Sunrin Orphanage, Pohang, South Korea, March 13, 2021. The trees had fallen down last fall due to a strong typhoon and the rocks had become safety hazards for the children. The event encapsulates the strong bond between the Marine Corps and the orphanage that began with its founding in 1952. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin)

Photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin

U.S. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces – Korea received Certificates of Appreciation for removing tree stumps and rocks during a volunteer event at Sunrin Orphanage, Pohang, South Korea, March 13, 2021. The trees had fallen down last fall due to a strong typhoon and the rocks had become safety hazards for the children. The event encapsulates the strong bond between the Marine Corps and the orphanage that began with its founding in 1952. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin)

U.S. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces – Korea received Certificates of Appreciation for removing tree stumps and rocks during a volunteer event at Sunrin Orphanage, Pohang, South Korea, March 13, 2021. The trees had fallen down last fall due to a strong typhoon and the rocks had become safety hazards for the children. The event encapsulates the strong bond between the Marine Corps and the orphanage that began with its founding in 1952. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin)

Photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin

U.S. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces – Korea removed rocks during a volunteer event at Sunrin Orphanage, Pohang, South Korea, March 13, 2021. The trees had fallen down last fall due to a strong typhoon and the rocks had become safety hazards for the children. The event encapsulates the strong bond between the Marine Corps and the orphanage that began with its founding in 1952. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin)

U.S. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces – Korea removed rocks during a volunteer event at Sunrin Orphanage, Pohang, South Korea, March 13, 2021. The trees had fallen down last fall due to a strong typhoon and the rocks had become safety hazards for the children. The event encapsulates the strong bond between the Marine Corps and the orphanage that began with its founding in 1952. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin)

Photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin