150312-N-UG232-874 WATERS TO THE EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (March 12, 2015) The guided-missile detroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) is underway in formation with the Republic of Korea patrol craft Sokcho (PCC 778) during exercise Foal Eagle 2015. Foal Eagle is a series of annual training events that are defense-oriented and designed to increase readiness and maintain stability on the Korean Peninsula while strengthening the ROK-U.S. alliance and promoting regional peace and stability of the Indo-Asian-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin Wright/Released)