A. Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines of the 1st Marine Division’s Engineer Support Battalion joined with U.S. Marines of the 9th Engineer Battalion stationed in Okinawa, Japan, for combined training in Korea. A U.S. bulldozer crosses a medium girder bridge newly built by the combined Marine engineers.

PHOTO BY LT. LISA BRACKENBURY, USN

B. U.S. Marine Capt. Billy Short answers questions from Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan) reporter Mori Tchihara at the Su Sun Training Range in the ROK. ROK and U.S. Marine engineers conducted combined construction training at the range in July 2001.

PHOTO BY LT. LISA BRACKENBURY, USN

C. Midshipmen from the ROK Naval Academy tour the tank landing ship USS Frederick (LST 1184) as part of a Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Korea (CNFK) training program for ROK naval personnel. Crewmember PO2 Jarod Gumbleton briefs ROK midshipmen during damage control training aboard the USS Fredrick.

PHOTO BY LT. LISA BRACKENBURY, USN

D. Female midshipmen from the ROK Naval Academy tour the USS Frederick (LST 1184) at the Korean port city of Chinhae. U.S. Navy Ens. Erin Bailey, herself a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and the Frederick’s repair division officer, briefs the pioneering midshipmen who are from the first three classes of women ever to attend the ROK Naval Academy.

PHOTO BY LT. LISA BRACKENBURY, USN