Marine Cpl. Austin King gives commands to his squad during Korea Marine Exchange Program 17-1 Nov. 25, 2016 at Suseong-ri range, South Korea. KMEP is carried out in the spirit of the Republic of Mutual Defense Treaty signed between the two nations Oct. 1, 1953. King is a rifleman from Southington, Connecticut and is assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, which is forward deployed from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to 3rd Marine Division, based in Okinawa, Japan.

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