Marines with Combat Assault Battalion board a high-speed

Marines with Combat Assault Battalion board a high-speed vessel July 14 at Kin Red, Okinawa, prior to departing for the Republic of Korea. The Marines will participate in Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-12 alongside ROK Marines. “For us, this will be the first time our (entire) battalion will be conducting a KMEP with our ROK Marine counterparts,” said Maj. Daniel J. Thomas, an Oakdale, Louisiana, native, and operations officer with CAB. “Across the board, we’re looking to integrate our elements so that we can operate alongside each other and improve our ability to excel.” The Marines are with CAB, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Diamond N. Peden/Released)