U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Greg Uvila, the chaplain of Camp Mujuk, interacts with a local Korean child during a holiday celebration on Camp Mujuk, Republic of Korea, Dec. 15, 2022. Camp Mujuk invited local Korean children from Sunrin Aeyukwon, Pohang City Dream Start, and Dasom Children’s Center to join them for a holiday celebration. Marines and base personnel organized food and entertainment were organized for the event and the night ended with a tree lighting ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas Sheng) - U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Greg Uvila, the chaplain of Camp Mujuk, interacts with a local Korean child during a holiday celebration on Camp Mujuk, Republic of Korea, Dec. 15, 2022. Camp Mujuk invited local Korean children from Sunrin Aeyukwon, Pohang City Dream Start, and Dasom Children’s Center to join them for a holiday celebration. Marines and base personnel organized food and entertainment were organized for the event and the night ended with a tree lighting ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas Sheng)

Members with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 51st Infantry Regiment, prepare to breach a room during a simulated bilateral search while participating in Exercise Keen Sword 2023 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 13, 2022. Keen Sword exercises the combined command and control capabilities and lethality developed between Marine Corps Installations Pacific, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training demonstrates the U.S. military and JSDF interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp) - Members with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 51st Infantry Regiment, prepare to breach a room during a simulated bilateral search while participating in Exercise Keen Sword 2023 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 13, 2022. Keen Sword exercises the combined command and control capabilities and lethality developed between Marine Corps Installations Pacific, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training demonstrates the U.S. military and JSDF interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)