POHANG, Republic of Korea (March 24, 2007) - Republic of Korea navy and marine forces wait with children wearing traditional Korean garments to welcome amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during exercise Foal Eagle 2007. Foal Eagle is an annually scheduled exercise involving forces from the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) to improve combat readiness through interoperability. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jhoan Montolio
