U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aidan Haylett, an automotive technician with 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, explains his unit’s involvement in a combined maintenance subject matter expert exchange alongside Republic of Korea Marines with 1st Logistics Battalion, ROK MLG, as part of the Korean Marine Exchange Program 25.1 at the Pohang Naval Base in Pohang, South Korea, March 14, 2025. The SME exchange allowed for the U.S. and ROK Marines to become familiarized with each other’s vehicles, communications, and weapons, and to perform basic repairs on those systems, allowing for further integration of capabilities in the event of deploying as a combined force. KMEP is an exercise that provides iterative opportunities for...
Hundreds of U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines are set to launch a nearly two-month series of bilateral training exercises across the South Korean Peninsula from February to April 2025.