U.S. and Republic of Korea special operations personnel participate in a multiday field training event as a part of exercise Freedom Shield 25 that concluded at Paengnyong-Do (Baengyeong-Do), ROK, March 19, 2025. U.S. and ROK special operations personnel routinely train together as a means to maintain a combined lethal force toward a free and open Indo-Pacific region founded on peace through strength. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Lee)