U.S. Navy hospital corpsman 2nd class Marquez Brown, a native of Texas, reflects on his time participating in close-quarters battle training during the Korean Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 25.2 on Camp Humphrey, South Korea, July 21, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the ROK and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterring threats and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Juan Maldonado)
CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa - On June 26, 1898, a Marine Corps legend was born. Born just before the turn of the 19th century as Lewis Burwell Puller, the man would come to be known by warfighters the world over as Lieutenant General Lewis "Chesty" Puller.
