U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Wissler, right, the commanding general of the III Marine Expeditionary Force, compliments South Korean marines with a band with the 1st Marine Division after a leadership exchange during Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX) 2014 March 15, 2014, in Pohang, South Korea. 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.