3rd Marine Division U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Anna Geier SOUTH KOREA 02.05.2024 U.S. Marines and Republic of Korea Marines demonstrate various weapon systems during Korea Viper 24.1 at Republic of Korea 1st Marine Infantry Division, Republic of Korea, Feb. 5, 2024. In its first ever iteration, Korea Viper 24.1 is designed as a distributed expeditionary advanced base operation exercise, advancing interoperability with our ROK partners while simultaneously deterring adversary forces. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. ----- Is it semantic satiation when you hear today’s warfighting culture parrot Interoperability & Deterrence as if two sides of the same coin? For the infantry marines of both the United States and Republic of Korea, it comes down to familiarization of each other’s weapons & tactics ideally sharpened to the point of intuitive reflex powered with the motto of embrace it all or FAIL!