Amphibious assault vehicles from a battalion landing team with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force conduct an amphibious landing rehearsal from USS Denver (LPD 9) during Korean Incremental Training Program '09 in Pohang, South Korea, Nov. 5, 2008. The amphibious landing was conducted to provide Republic of Korea military with the sustained capability to respond to future contingencies from ship to shore. KITP is an annual bilateral exercise to maintain readiness and sustain the long-term security assistance relationship between ROK and U.S. military forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason Spinella/Released)