Combined naval forces with the U.S. Navy's Expeditionary Strike Group 7, Amphibious Squadron 11 and the South Korean navy sail in formation in the Sea of Japan March 27, 2014, during exercise Ssang Yong 14. Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX) 2014 was a U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific-sponsored series of exercises between the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and South Korean forces. Among the exercises were the Korea Marine Exercise Program, Freedom Banner 14, Ssang Yong 14, Key Resolve 14 and the Combined Marine Component Command 14 command post exercise.