Keywords: 070329-N-4614W-010.jpg 070329-N-4614W-010 SOUTH CHINA SEA March 29 2007 - Republic of Korea marines sit ready on a United States Marine Corps CH-46E assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron HMM 265 Reinforced before storming Manripo Beach Korea during Exercise Foal Eagle More than 4400 Sailors and Marines from the United States and Republic of Korea participated in this year's Exercise Foal Eagle on Maripo ko 만리포 ; ko 萬里浦 Beach Republic of Korea Foal Eagle is an annually scheduled combined/joint exercise involving forces from the United States and Republic of Korea ROK Essex is the Navy's only forward-deployed multi-purpose amphibious assault ship and is sailing with Foal Eagle Amphibious Task Force operating off the west coast of Korea U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeremy L Wood RELEASED http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 44538 2007-03-29 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeremy L Wood PD-USGov-Military-Navy CH-46 Sea Knight interiors Republic of Korea Marine Corps Sitting men Foal Eagle 2007 Camouflage facepainting |