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: Download: Full Size (0.92 MB) Tags: usmc, iii mef, jwtc, public affairs, pacific marines, combat camera, marforpac, lava dogs, strategy, hawaii marines, jungle warfare training, operations, island, hawaii, cpl. aaron s. patterson, pacific, communications, commstratops, asia Credit: Cpl. Aaron Patterson VIRIN: 170809-M-QH615-514.JPG Photo Gallery