U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Wissler, standing center, the commanding general of the III Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses Marines and Sailors during a formation aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) March 30, 2014, in the East China Sea 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.