Photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.30.2023
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Charles Watt, a fires and effects coordinator with III Marine Expeditionary Force, right, presents a plaque to Republic of Korea Marine Corps Col. Gun Hong Yang, a fire and effects coordinator and the senior most artillery officer with ROK Marine Corps Headquarters, aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) during Ulchi Freedom Shield 23, August 30, 2023. The U.S. Navy......
Photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.30.2023
U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force and Republic of Korea Marines, all with the Fires and Effects Coordination Center for the Combined Marine Component Command, stand together aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) during Ulchi Freedom Shield 23, August 30, 2023. The U.S. Navy Seventh Fleet’s flagship, USS Blue Ridge, is in port at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. Ulchi Freedom......
Photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.30.2023
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Charles Watt, a fires and effects coordinator with III Marine Expeditionary Force, right, presents a plaque to Republic of Korea Marine Corps Col. Gun Hong Yang, a fire and effects coordinator and the senior most artillery officer with ROK Marine Corps Headquarters, aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) during Ulchi Freedom Shield 23, August 30, 2023. The U.S. Navy......
Photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.30.2023
U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force and Republic of Korea Marines, stand together aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) during Ulchi Freedom Shield 23, August 30, 2023. The U.S. Navy Seventh Fleet’s flagship, USS Blue Ridge, is in port at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. Ulchi Freedom Shield is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance our......
Photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.30.2023
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Julian Martinmar, an administrative specialist with III Marine Expeditionary Force, center, poses for a group picture with his Republic of Korea Marine Corps counterparts Gunnery Sgt. Jong Chan Jung, a network chief, right, and Capt. Min Ju Song, a frequency and network plans officer, left, both with ROK Marine Corps Headquarters, aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)......
Photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.29.2023
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......
Photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.29.2023
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......
Photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.29.2023
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......