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U.S. Marines, Sailors, and Airmen from all across the joint force transport simulated casualties as part of a joint mass casualty training event involving U.S. Marines, Sailors and Airmen during exercise Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 6- 10, 2025. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise involving the major subordinate commands of I MEF and the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Strike Group 3. The evolution demonstrates how integrated medical, aviation, and logistics capabilities enable the Marine Air-Ground Task Force to rapidly triage, treat, and evacuate casualties in distributed and contested environments. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps team's ability to respond forward, integrate across domains, and sustain MAGTF readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Isabella Thompson) (This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Hard-Aggressive-Dubstep-Metal_AdobeStock_1555243178, composed by Alexey Anisimov)

U.S. Marines assigned to Tango Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division load an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 7, 2025. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps team's ability to respond forward, integrate across domains, and sustain Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Anita Ramos) (This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Cinematic Horror Background Mysterious Music composed by: ChillSound /stock.adobe.com)

U.S. Marines assigned to Tango Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division fire an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 7, 2025. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps team's ability to respond forward, integrate across domains, and sustain Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Anita Ramos) (This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Cinematic Horror Background Mysterious Music composed by: ChillSound /stock.adobe.com)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, unload amphibious combat vehicles from a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion with Assault Craft Unit 5 onto Red Beach during Exercise Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 6, 2025. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps team's ability to respond forward, integrate across domains, and sustain Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Keegan Jones)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, operate a forward arming and refueling point that armed and refueled four F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 311 during exercise Steel Knight 25 at Sacramento Mather Airport, California, Dec. 9, 2025. The forward node at Mather enabled aircraft to arm and refuel before launching a simulated Maritime Strike, demonstrating 3rd MAW’s ability to sustain fixed-wing operations from distributed locations. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to respond forward, integrate across domains, and sustain Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey)(This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Positive Hip-Hop Trap (loop) composed by AlexZaversa/Jamendo)

U.S. Marines, Sailors, and local residents participate in Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s 250th Marine Corps Birthday Celebration in Havelock, North Carolina, December 9, 2025. Service members, families, and local residents came together to celebrate Havelock’s first Marine Corps Birthday celebration, featuring the traditional cake cutting, the symbolic passing of traditions, a sword detail, and the reading of the Commandant’s birthday message. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Matthew Williams)

U.S. Marines participate in a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise to qualify and conduct sustainment training for joint terminal attack controllers in support of the Marine Corps Total Force campaign at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Dec 2-4. 2025. U.S. Marines with Force Headquarters Group, 4th Marine Division and 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve conducted TACP exercises to prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine video by Lance Cpl. Allan Rodriguez-Rivera) By License - This video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: "EMOTIONAL INSPIRING ORCHESTAL" by Future Voyage / https://stock.adobe.com/

U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing display lethality and readiness across the globe, sharpened through training at home and abroad at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, from January to December, 2025. Throughout the year, Marines with 2nd MAW conducted various training exercises enhancing overall readiness and conducting operations to demonstrate presence and power around the world. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Gavin K. Kulczewski)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, participate in Marine Corps rifle qualification tables 3 and 5 during Exercise Freezing Winds 2025 in Syndalen, Finland, Nov. 7, 2025. Freezing Winds is conducted to increase interoperability between Marines, Finland, and NATO Allies by executing combined amphibious operations in and around the Baltic Sea littorals and is part of a regularly occurring series of exercises in northern Europe that demonstrates the capability to deploy and train Marines and Sailors in support of the NATO Alliance. This video was created on Dec. 9, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Brady V. Hathaway, video edited by Sgt. Noah Masog)

U.S. Marines with 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct terminal guidance for air delivered munitions fired by AH-1Z Viper helicopters assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during exercise Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 4, 2025. The integration of H-1 attack helicopters with 11th Marines, demonstrates 3rd MAW’s ability to deliver responsive, precision fires in support of the Marines on the ground across the battlespace. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps team's ability to respond forward, integrate across domains, and sustain Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, take on the Confidence Course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Dec. 5, 2025. The Confidence Course is a military obstacle course designed to build teamwork, physical fitness, and courage. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kenneth Johnson)

The new Marines of Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 5, 2025. Graduation took place at the completion of the 13-week transformation which included training for drill, marksmanship, basic combat skills, and Marine Corps customs and traditions. Following graduation, the Marines were given 10 days of leave before taking the next step in training at the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

U.S. Marine Corps mortarmen conduct a live fire exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Dec. 5-6, 2025. The mortarmen are with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. Ensuring readiness for future missions, Marines carried out live‑fire drills to improve tactical decision-making, leadership, and technical skills. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Emely Gonzalez) By License - This video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: "Aggressive Determination Driving Rock" by Tasty Tunes /https://stock.adobe.com/

Training Day 15 - Recruits begin the day with a three-kilometer hike, another in a series of hikes conducted throughout training. As training progresses, hikes increase in distance and difficulty. Recruits are also evaluated during the Senior Drill Instructor Inspection. (Department of War video by Nicholas Groesch) (This video includes an artificial intelligence-generated voice created using PlayAI software.)