US and Republic Of Korea marines conduct close quarters training. Pocheon, South Korea, March 7, 2024 [1000x667]
US and Republic Of Korea marines conduct close quarters training. Pocheon, South Korea, March 7, 2024 [1000x667]
Full description: U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Robert McNulty executes close-quarters combat tactics with Republic of Korea Marines during Warrior Shield 24 at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Pocheon, South Korea, March 7, 2024. Warrior Shield 24 is an annual joint, combined exercise held on the Korean Peninsula that seeks to strengthen the combined defensive capabilities of ROK and U.S. forces. This routine, regularly scheduled, field training exercise provides the ROK and U.S. Marines the opportunity to rehearse combined operations, exchange knowledge, and demonstrate the strength and capabilities of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. McNulty, a native of Pennsylvania, is a rifleman with 2d Battalion 8th Marine Regiment and is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales)
Good to see democracies working together to prepare to defend themselves from the rising authoritarian threat.