Wednesday, June 13, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 13, 2012

6/9/2012 By Cpl. Ryan Carpenter

11th MEU

Embarked members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Republic of Korea Marines visiting USS New Orleans practice fighting techniques here June 9 during a martial-arts demonstration. The ROK visitors boarded the ship to sail to Hawaii for the Korean Marine Exercise Program 12-9, a regularly scheduled combined exercise involving a platoon of ROK Marines from 1st Company, 21st Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and U.S. Marine forces from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines. This exercise will focus on strengthening the ROK-U.S. relationship while enhancing tactical interoperability and developing ROK Marine operational capabilities.



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