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CAMP RODRIGUEZ, South Korea - Approximately 400 U.S. Marines and sailors from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Republic of Korea Marines from 22nd Battalion, 2nd Artillery Brigade, 2nd ROK Marine Division, integrated with each other to form two bilateral teams that competed during a field meet here April 23.
The field meet marks the conclusion of Korean Incremental Training Program 2011-2.
KITP 11-2 is a joint service, bilateral training exercise between U.S. and ROK forces designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. alliance, while promoting stability through the Korean peninsula.
The field meet was a very important part of KITP 11-2, said 1st Lt. Andrew J. Gay, the organizer of the field meet and the battalion fire directional officer.
“It was a chance for us to expand on some of the relationships developed during the small arms and artillery training,” said Gay. “We know that U.S. Marines develop a stronger sense of camaraderie through competition, and we found out the same is true of ROK Marines.”
Marines from both militaries faced-off against each other in each event, while U.S. and ROK spectators cheered them on from either side.
The field meet opened with a martial arts demonstration by the ROK 22nd Battalion’s finest Tai Kwon Do fighters. The fighters performed a variety of jumps and kicks to break pieces of wood during their demonstration.
From there, the two teams began competing against each other in soccer, a strongman competition and arm-wrestling. The strongman competition consisted of group pushups, a water-can carry and a 50-meter humvee-pull race.
“Arm-wrestling was a particular favorite,” said Gay. “The strongman competition was something the ROK Marines said they had never done before and were unfamiliar with, but everyone knew arm-wrestling and could cheer for their favorite team or person.”
The field meet was a great time, said ROK Marine Lance Cpl. Dong Guk Lee, a transportation chief with 22nd Battalion. “It was my once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I definitely would like to take another chance if there is one in the future.”
| Date Taken: | 04.23.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 04.29.2011 01:28 |
| Story ID: | 69535 |
| Location: | CAMP RODRIGUEZ, 26, KR |
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