U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John Wissler, right, and Republic of Korea Marine Lt. Gen. Young Ju Lee shake hands March 22 during a celebration of the successful completion of the command post exercise portion of the Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise 2014 in Pohang, Republic of Korea. The Marine Corps is committed to the ROK and U.S. Alliance and Marine forces regularly exercise to ensure interoperability and maintain a strong working relationship. Wissler is the commanding general for III MEF. Lee is the commandant of the ROK Marine Corps and commander of the ROK Marine Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew J. Manning/RELEASED) - U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John Wissler, right, and Republic of Korea Marine Lt. Gen. Young Ju Lee shake hands March 22 during a celebration of the successful completion of the command post exercise portion of the Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise 2014 in Pohang, Republic of Korea. The Marine Corps is committed to the ROK and U.S. Alliance and Marine forces regularly exercise to ensure interoperability and maintain a strong working relationship. Wissler is the commanding general for III MEF. Lee is the commandant of the ROK Marine Corps and commander of the ROK Marine Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew J. Manning/RELEASED)

U.S. Navy Capt. Terry C. Gordon, center left, and U.S. Navy Cmdr. John Owen talk with Republic of Korea Marine Corps chaplains during a chaplain exchange as part of Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise 2014 at Camp Mujuk in Pohang, Republic of Korea March 20. Gordon and Owen explained to the ROK chaplains how U.S. Navy chaplains must maintain an expeditionary mindset as a chaplain because they deploy with U.S. Marines and sailors for exercises and operations. Gordon is the chaplain for III Marine Expeditionary Force. Owen is the chaplain for 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and III MEF Headquarters Group, III MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Manning/Released) - U.S. Navy Capt. Terry C. Gordon, center left, and U.S. Navy Cmdr. John Owen talk with Republic of Korea Marine Corps chaplains during a chaplain exchange as part of Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise 2014 at Camp Mujuk in Pohang, Republic of Korea March 20. Gordon and Owen explained to the ROK chaplains how U.S. Navy chaplains must maintain an expeditionary mindset as a chaplain because they deploy with U.S. Marines and sailors for exercises and operations. Gordon is the chaplain for III Marine Expeditionary Force. Owen is the chaplain for 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and III MEF Headquarters Group, III MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Manning/Released)

Republic of Korea Army soldiers along with U.S. Marines and sailors help farmers prepare their peppertree fields for spring planting March 16 in Tongilchon Village, Republic of Korea. The service members put dead peppertrees, plastic soil coverings and stabilization poles in a pile to remove them from the fields. The ROK soldiers are with 3rd Battalion, 12th Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, and the U.S. Marines and sailors are with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony J. Kirby/Released) - Republic of Korea Army soldiers along with U.S. Marines and sailors help farmers prepare their peppertree fields for spring planting March 16 in Tongilchon Village, Republic of Korea. The service members put dead peppertrees, plastic soil coverings and stabilization poles in a pile to remove them from the fields. The ROK soldiers are with 3rd Battalion, 12th Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, and the U.S. Marines and sailors are with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony J. Kirby/Released)

Military working dog handlers use a mine detector coupled with environmental cues to find six simulated improvised explosive devices emplaced by explosive ordnance disposal technicians March 24 during a training event at Camp Hansen. While military working dogs are able to identify explosives, it is necessary for the handlers to know how to identify the types of environments where IEDs may be emplaced. The military working dog handlers are with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF. - Military working dog handlers use a mine detector coupled with environmental cues to find six simulated improvised explosive devices emplaced by explosive ordnance disposal technicians March 24 during a training event at Camp Hansen. While military working dogs are able to identify explosives, it is necessary for the handlers to know how to identify the types of environments where IEDs may be emplaced. The military working dog handlers are with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF.

Rock climbing trainer Lee Sung instructs U.S. Marines and local community climbing enthusiasts to attach team markings on the back of their shirts during a community relations event at the POSCO Gymnasium Rock Climbing Sports Club in Gwangyang, Republic of Korea March 16 during exercise Freedom Banner 14. During the event the Marines and rock climbing enthusiasts paired off into groups and competed for points gained by climbing the furthest along the top of the rock wall. The Marines are with G-3, Civil Affairs Detachment, III Marine Expeditionary Force Command Element. - Rock climbing trainer Lee Sung instructs U.S. Marines and local community climbing enthusiasts to attach team markings on the back of their shirts during a community relations event at the POSCO Gymnasium Rock Climbing Sports Club in Gwangyang, Republic of Korea March 16 during exercise Freedom Banner 14. During the event the Marines and rock climbing enthusiasts paired off into groups and competed for points gained by climbing the furthest along the top of the rock wall. The Marines are with G-3, Civil Affairs Detachment, III Marine Expeditionary Force Command Element.

Staff Sgt. Eric J. Ellenberger, standing, addresses Marines with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion following a security patrol training evolution March 19 at the Central Training Area as part of a field training exercise. During the discussion, Ellenberger explained ways for the unit to increase proficiency during security patrol scenarios. Ellenberger is a military police member with Company A, 3rd LE Bn., III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF. - Staff Sgt. Eric J. Ellenberger, standing, addresses Marines with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion following a security patrol training evolution March 19 at the Central Training Area as part of a field training exercise. During the discussion, Ellenberger explained ways for the unit to increase proficiency during security patrol scenarios. Ellenberger is a military police member with Company A, 3rd LE Bn., III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF.

Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, participate in the closing ceremony for Exercise Forest Light 14-2 March 8 at Sekiyama Training Area, Niigata prefecture, Japan. Forest Light was a two-week long exercise in which Marines and JGSDF members trained together, improving interoperability in cold-weather environments. Marines and JGSDF members trained in tactical movements and cold-weather survival skills in the snow. 3rd Bn., 1st Marines, is currently assigned to 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program. - Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, participate in the closing ceremony for Exercise Forest Light 14-2 March 8 at Sekiyama Training Area, Niigata prefecture, Japan. Forest Light was a two-week long exercise in which Marines and JGSDF members trained together, improving interoperability in cold-weather environments. Marines and JGSDF members trained in tactical movements and cold-weather survival skills in the snow. 3rd Bn., 1st Marines, is currently assigned to 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program.

Marines drag a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft ashore March 19 during water-mobility training at the Camp Schwab Beach. The focus of the training was engineer reconnaissance to aid with construction of expeditionary bridges. The Marines are combat engineers with Company A, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines drag a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft ashore March 19 during water-mobility training at the Camp Schwab Beach. The focus of the training was engineer reconnaissance to aid with construction of expeditionary bridges. The Marines are combat engineers with Company A, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Maj. Gen. Charles L. Hudson speaks to Marines and sailors March 10 during the commencement ceremony for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Active-Duty Fund Drive at the Camp Foster Community Center. The event was held to mark the official start of the fund drive and inform senior leaders about the importance of becoming involved with the donation process. Hudson is the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific. - Maj. Gen. Charles L. Hudson speaks to Marines and sailors March 10 during the commencement ceremony for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Active-Duty Fund Drive at the Camp Foster Community Center. The event was held to mark the official start of the fund drive and inform senior leaders about the importance of becoming involved with the donation process. Hudson is the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific.

Kurt Tong, left, retired Marine Lt. Gen. Lawrence F. Snowden, center, and Gen. James F. Amos walk toward the Reunion of Honor memorial March 19 during the annual Reunion of Honor ceremony on Iwo To, formerly known as Iwo Jima. “We are here for the purpose of honoring and saluting the dead on both sides,” said Snowden, who founded the Reunion of Honor in 1995. The ceremony marked the 69th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Tong is the deputy chief of mission for the U.S. Embassy in Japan, and Amos is commandant of the Marine Corps. - Kurt Tong, left, retired Marine Lt. Gen. Lawrence F. Snowden, center, and Gen. James F. Amos walk toward the Reunion of Honor memorial March 19 during the annual Reunion of Honor ceremony on Iwo To, formerly known as Iwo Jima. “We are here for the purpose of honoring and saluting the dead on both sides,” said Snowden, who founded the Reunion of Honor in 1995. The ceremony marked the 69th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Tong is the deputy chief of mission for the U.S. Embassy in Japan, and Amos is commandant of the Marine Corps.