U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jake Arcidiacano, left, and Sgt. Angus Wright, explosive ordnance disposal technicians with Charlie Section, 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, prepare an explosive charge for ordnance disposal during Korean Marine Exchange Program 26.2 on LPP Gold Mine Training Area, South Korea, July 20, 2026. KMEP 26.2 is a semiannual bilateral exercise designed to improve combined readiness, strengthen the Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance and promote stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Pedro Rojas)