U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Division assume a security perimeter as an M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle exits a C-17 Globemaster aircraft at Daegu Air Base, South Korea, during Reception, Staging, Onward-Movement, and Integration/Foal Eagle. The exercise is to demonstrate resolve to support the Republic of Korea (ROK) against external aggression while improving ROK/U.S. combat readiness and joint/combined interoperability. The focus of the exercise is on strategic, operational and tactical aspects of general military operations in the Korean theater of operations.