U.S. Marine Cpl. Patrick Conell (left) and British Royal Marine Cpl. Wayne Roberts have a conversation while heating up English rolled oats, from a British field ration as they break for chow at Camp Lejeune, N.C., during Combined Joint Task Force Exercise '96 on May 16, 1996. More than 53,000 military service members from the United States and the United Kingdom are participating in Combined Joint Task Force Exercise '96 on military installations in the Southeastern United States and in waters along the Eastern seaboard. Conell is from Lacrosse, Wis.