Republic of Korea Marines hike through snow with Marines Jan. 26 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-3 near the Mountain Warfare Training Camp in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. As part of KMEP, the Marines cross-trained in a multitude of cold-weather missions such as skiing, assaults, patrols and raids. The grueling hike was 400-kilometers long and covered various terrain including roads and mountains. The Marines in the photo had only just begun the hike and were already feeling the effects of the extreme cold weather. The Marines in the photo are with Company A, 3rd Reconnaissanc
Republic of Korea Marines hike through snow with Marines Jan. 26 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-3 near the Mountain Warfare Training Camp in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. As part of KMEP, the Marines cross-trained in a multitude of cold-weather missions such as skiing, assaults, patrols and raids. The grueling hike was 400-kilometers long and covered various terrain including roads and mountains. The Marines in the photo had only just begun the hike and were already feeling the effects of the extreme cold weather. The Marines in the photo are with Company A, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The ROK Marines are from the 1st ROK Special Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st ROK Division. Any clime, any place, Recon Marines blister through 400-kilometer hike 140126-M-RS352-951
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