U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct shore to ship movements to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) in amphibious combat vehicles and an amphibious assault vehicle during exercise Ssang Yong 24 in Pohang, South Korea, Aug. 25, 2024. Exercise SY24 strengthens the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined amphibious capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Dezmond Browning)
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Across Kaneohe Bay, masts stand tall against a backdrop of the mountainous Ko’olau Range as wa’a kaulua cut through the bay to the marina at Marine Corps Base Hawai’i. As the double hulled canoes approached the pier, children rushed to greet them. The children, students at Mokapu Elementary School, started in song together, singing e aloha e, a warm welcome to the crew members. In response, the boats pierced...