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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Charles Lombardo, commanding general of the 2d Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division shakes hands with a Republic of Korea soldier assigned to the ROK 312th Wet Gap Battalion, ROK 7th Engineer Brigade, during combined wet gap crossing training as part of Ulchi Freedom Shield near Yeoju, South Korea, Aug 27, 2025. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual combined exercise conducted in support of the ROK-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty signed in 1953. This combined exercise program highlights the ironclad commitment between the two nations to maintain a robust combined defense posture and to defend the people of the ROK from any threat. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cheyenne Mayer)