Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hernandez a South Pasadena, Calif.,

Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hernandez a South Pasadena, Calif., native, participates in a joint training exercise with the Republic of Korea Marines, March 9, 2016, Pohang, Korea, as part of exercise Ssang Yong 16. Ssang Yong 16 is a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by forward-deployed U.S. forces with the ROK Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army Forces in order to strengthen our interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations - from disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations. Hernandez is part of Weapons Company, 1st battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (The Lava Dogs).