Waves of ROK, U.S. Marines roll onto beach [Image 3 of 4]

POHANG, SOUTH KOREA

03.31.2014

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cedric Haller 

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Jon Wissler, second from left, speaks to civilian media about Ssang Yong 2014 on the USS Bonhomme Richard off the coast of the Republic of Korea March 31. Ssang Yong, which means “twin dragons,” representing the U.S. and ROK forces, is intended to strengthen ROK-U.S. combat readiness and combined interoperability and advance the ROK Marine Corps Marine Task Force and command and control capabilities through the conduct of combined amphibious operations. SY14 partners U.S. and ROK combined naval amphibious forces for large scale amphibious training in the Republic of Korea. Wissler is the commanding general for III Marine Expeditionary Force. Also featured in the photo from the left are U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Hugh Weatherald, commander of Amphibious Force 7th Fleet, U.S. Marine Brig Gen. Paul Kennedy, overall commander of the exercise, and ROK Marine Brig. Gen. Cho Kang Rae, commanding general of the ROK Marine Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cedric R. Haller II/RELEASED)

• Date Taken: 03.31.2014
• Date Posted: 03.31.2014 12:14
• Photo ID: 1209778
• VIRIN: 140331-M-TF269-138
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 2.11 MB
• Location: POHANG, KR