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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Franco Colon, left, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, forward deployed with 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, stands at attention while Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, presents him with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2 in Camp Mujuk, South Korea, Aug. 7, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the Republic of Korea and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterrence and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. Franco Colon is a native of Florida, and Turner is a native of Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter J. Eilen)