U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kristi Boseman, an administrative clerk with Marine Aircraft Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, left, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer Kim Sat Byeol, an exercise support officer with ROK Marine Corps Headquarters, right, stand together during exercise Freedom Shield 23, at Marine Corps Base Camp Mujuk, Republic of Korea, March 22, 2023. Freedom Shield is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance our combined defense posture, and strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula. - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kristi Boseman, an administrative clerk with Marine Aircraft Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, left, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer Kim Sat Byeol, an exercise support officer with ROK Marine Corps Headquarters, right, stand together during exercise Freedom Shield 23, at Marine Corps Base Camp Mujuk, Republic of Korea, March 22, 2023. Freedom Shield is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance our combined defense posture, and strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula.

The high-speed transport vessel USNS Guam (T-HST 1) departs Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, March 3, 2023. The USNS Guam will transport the Marines to the Republic of Korea for exercise Freedom Shield 23. Freedom Shield is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance our combined defense posture, and strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Andrews) - The high-speed transport vessel USNS Guam (T-HST 1) departs Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, March 3, 2023. The USNS Guam will transport the Marines to the Republic of Korea for exercise Freedom Shield 23. Freedom Shield is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance our combined defense posture, and strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Andrews)