Lava Dogs honor allegiance to ROK Marines U.S. and South Korean Marines exit from a South Korean amphibious assault vehicle during Korean Marine Exchange Program 17-14 at the North West Islands, South Korea, Aug. 9, 2017. The program enables U.S. and South Korean and U.S. Marines to focus on exchanging tactics and procedures and increasing interoperability. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.92 MB) Tags: JWTC, pacific marines, combat camera , Marforpac, Lava dogs, hawaii marines, jungle warfare training, Island , Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson, CommStratOps, Public Affairs , COMMUNICATIONS, ASIA, strategy , Pacific, III MEF, Hawaii, Operations, usmc Photo By: Cpl. Aaron Patterson VIRIN: 170809-M-QH615-514.JPG Photo Gallery