Readiness

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Huish, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, and a Republic of Korea Marine with the 1st Marine Division, ROK Marine Corps, throw a baseball together at an end of exercise celebration competition during the Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2 in Pohang, South Korea, Aug. 9, 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. Huish is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas)