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"Knights" prepare for battle

Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, the "Black Knights," deployed as part of the aviation combat element (ACE) for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 10.SPMAGTF-CR-CC’s mission is to conduct crisis response, contingency

An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 taxis down the runway after refueling at Red Beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015. This is the first time that the F-35 conducted close air support missions in support of exercise Steel Knight. - An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 taxis down the runway after refueling at Red Beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015. This is the first time that the F-35 conducted close air support missions in support of exercise Steel Knight.

F-35 conducts first expeditionary test during Steel Knight 16

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 conducted the F-35B Lightning II’sfirst-ever expeditionary test in support of exercise Steel Knight 16, Dec.10, 2015.Exercise Steel Knight is a combined arms live-fire exercise thatimplements a combination of air and ground assets to complete a wide range ofmilitary operations to prepare 1st Marine Division

Marines TV: Reel: MARFORPAC holds change of command ceremony

Reel: MARFORPAC holds change of command ceremony

MCIWEST Mission

MCIWEST Welcome Aboard

MRF-D SPMAGTF Exercise Capital Reach

Athletic trainer supports 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, during AFX 4-26

VMM-164 (Rein.) conducts close air support exercise: Reel

MCRD San Diego Delta Company Graduation

MARFOREUR/AF Commander discusses maritime security with Morocco at AMFS 2026

13th MEU | Integrated Training Underway

2nd MAW assets (reel)

2nd Network Battalion Team Aegis Sentinel Wins Cyber Blue Zone 26-1

II MEF Change of Command (Camera Two)

13th MEU | Maritime Interdiction Operations

MCRD San Diego India Company Graduation

250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration

In The News

US Marines roam far and wide from temporary Darwin base

8/14/2026 - https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2026/08/13/us-marines-roam-far-and-wide-from-temporary-darwin-base/

U.S. Army and Marines train together on a remote Pacific island

8/13/2026 - https://defence-blog.com/u-s-army-and-marines-train-together-on-a-remote-pacific-island/

Marines Learn to 3D Print Raiding Craft, Attack Drones in the Western Pacific

8/12/2026 - https://news.usni.org/2026/08/10/marines-learn-to-3d-print-raiding-craft-attack-drones-in-the-western-pacific

Marine Corps hackathon announced for fall

8/10/2026 - https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/07/marine-corps-hackathon-announced-for-fall/

U.S. Marine Corps Demonstrates New Combat Capabilities with NMESIS and Amphibious Combat Vehicles

8/07/2026 - https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-marine-corps-demonstrates-new-combat-capabilities-with-nmesis-and-amphibious-combat-vehicles

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