Valiant Mark 2017: Opening Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matthew Ashton, 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and 1st Sgt. Brian Shields, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, stand with their Singapore Armed Forces counterparts during the opening ceremony for Exercise Valiant Mark at Bedok Camp II, Singapore, Aug. 22, 2017. The purpose of the annual exercise is to enhance interoperability of our military forces and continue to build our bilateral defense relationship with Singapore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chelsey K. Courtney)