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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jakob Castaneda, the operations chief with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, conducts a rappel descent during the Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2 in Pohang, South Korea, July 24, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the ROK and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterrence and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. Castaneda is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas)