Warfighting

A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, secures a stairway and awaits reinforcements during military operations in urban terrain training during the Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2 in Pocheon, South Korea, July 25, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the ROK and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterring threatsdeterrence and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)