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Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, conducts a live-fire mechanized assault during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation as part of Steel Knight 2017 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 7, 2016. Steel Knight is an annual exercise lead by the 1st Marine Division that spans the western United States and California coast. Focusing on ground fires, maneuver warfare tactics and command and control capabilities, this exercise tests Marines and Sailors across a range of environments and against a thinking opposing force which ensures that the 1st Marine Division is the Marine Corps' largest, most capable and most lethal combat force in readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Timothy Valero)

Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, steps off the 241st birthday celebrations with a hike aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 10, 2016.

Check out what’s happening in this week’s edition of Around the MEF! Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conducts a combat marksmanship training course. 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, completes Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation. I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group holds an essay contest where Marines share what “Protect What You’ve Earned” means to them. For more information visit: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/488810/forged-valor-headquartes-battalion-1st-marine-division-conduct-cmp-shoot https://www.dvidshub.net/video/489211/1st-medical-bn-completes-mccre https://www.dvidshub.net/video/488786/protect-youve-earned-essay-writers-recognized

U.S Navy sailors with the 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group and Marines from within the group completed a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation from Oct. 17-21 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. The MCCRE was designed to push the sailors and Marines to the limit with scenarios they would be likely to see in a combat environment such as improvised explosive devices, downed aircraft and mass casualty drills. Marines and sailors were required to work side-by-side to ensure mission success. (U.S Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jocelyn Ontiveros)

Cpl. Walter J. Holloway talks about a day in the life of a Marine 2111 small arms repair technician. Holloway is a small arms repair technician with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Japan.

Marines with the war-fighting lab execute a trial of the MAGTF integrated command and control suite aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif, June 17, 2016. The system is composed of two vehicles that provide with location, communication and full motion video to the troops in zone and the commanding officers in the operations center. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Frank Cordoba/Released)

3/7 GEARS UP FOR DEPLOYMENT Marines with 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment, work in conjunction with supporting units during the battalion's Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 13, 2016. Through the 11-day MCCRE the Marines are continuously tested and evaluated whether in the defense and providing security or conducting mechanized assaults on objectives. The MCCRE helps prepare the battalion for its upcoming deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero/ Released)