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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alonso Guillen and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Spencer Kirkwood, Low Altitude Air Defense gunners with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, use a Stinger Field Handling Trainer to practice tracking targets during exercise Steel Knight 23, on San Clemente Island, California, Dec. 6, 2022. 3rd LAAD provided close-in air defense to artillery positions for 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. Guillen is a Longmont, Colorado, native and Kirkwood is an O’Fallon, Illinois, native.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alonso Guillen and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Spencer Kirkwood, Low Altitude Air Defense gunners with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, use a Stinger Field Handling Trainer to practice tracking targets during exercise Steel Knight 23, on San Clemente Island, California, Dec. 6, 2022. 3rd LAAD provided close-in air defense to artillery positions for 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. Guillen is a Longmont, Colorado, native and Kirkwood is an O’Fallon, Illinois, native.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Brittenham

A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion with Assault Craft Unit 5 approaches a beach to drop off aviation command and control and aviation ground support equipment for Marine Aircraft Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during exercise Steel Knight 23 on San Clemente Island, California, Dec. 6, 2022. MACG-38 provides all domain command and control and aviation ground support to enable the six functions of Marine Aviation. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion with Assault Craft Unit 5 approaches a beach to drop off aviation command and control and aviation ground support equipment for Marine Aircraft Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during exercise Steel Knight 23 on San Clemente Island, California, Dec. 6, 2022. MACG-38 provides all domain command and control and aviation ground support to enable the six functions of Marine Aviation. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Brittenham

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary Muney, a squad instructor with Marine Combat Training Battalion, School of Infantry East, fires his rifle during the Intramural Marksmanship Competition at Stone Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 6, 2022. The Marine Corps Intramural Marksmanship Competition inspires unit cohesion and mission readiness by allowing Marines to compete and improve lethality with both rifle and pistol weapons.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary Muney, a squad instructor with Marine Combat Training Battalion, School of Infantry East, fires his rifle during the Intramural Marksmanship Competition at Stone Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 6, 2022. The Marine Corps Intramural Marksmanship Competition inspires unit cohesion and mission readiness by allowing Marines to compete and improve lethality with both rifle and pistol weapons.

Photo by Cpl. Alexis Sanchez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Isaac Eyler, a joint terminal attack controller with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, communicates with an inbound aircraft during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Isaac Eyler, a joint terminal attack controller with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, communicates with an inbound aircraft during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Paley Fenner

Derrick Pursglove, a firefighter with Camp Pendleton Fire Department, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, participates in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear training event on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 06, 2022. The CBRN training was conducted in order to strengthen interoperability between Camp Pendleton first responders. Pursglove is a native of San Diego, California.

Derrick Pursglove, a firefighter with Camp Pendleton Fire Department, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, participates in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear training event on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 06, 2022. The CBRN training was conducted in order to strengthen interoperability between Camp Pendleton first responders. Pursglove is a native of San Diego, California.

Photo by Cpl. Angela Wilcox

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jacky Brewer, left, an explosive ordnance disposal officer in charge with Headquarters and Service Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, helps prepare Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey Bright Jr., an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Headquarters and Service Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear training event on Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 06, 2022. The CBRN training was conducted in order to strengthen interoperability between Camp Pendleton first responders.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jacky Brewer, left, an explosive ordnance disposal officer in charge with Headquarters and Service Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, helps prepare Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey Bright Jr., an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Headquarters and Service Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear training event on Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 06, 2022. The CBRN training was conducted in order to strengthen interoperability between Camp Pendleton first responders.

Photo by Cpl. Angela Wilcox

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Luis DelacruzRios, a motor transport operator, and Cpl. Samuel Llamas, a combat engineer, both with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, execute a simulated convoy ambush with an M240B medium machine gun during exercise Winter Workhorse, at Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Luis DelacruzRios, a motor transport operator, and Cpl. Samuel Llamas, a combat engineer, both with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, execute a simulated convoy ambush with an M240B medium machine gun during exercise Winter Workhorse, at Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Weston Brown

A U.S. Marine Corp UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to take off for a flight to the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during exercise Steel Knight 23, on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

A U.S. Marine Corp UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to take off for a flight to the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during exercise Steel Knight 23, on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Fletcher

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, approaches amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli for landing during exercise Steel Knight 23, over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 5, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, approaches amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli for landing during exercise Steel Knight 23, over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 5, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Fletcher

U.S. Marines with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fire FIM-92A Stinger surface-to-air missiles during exercise Steel Knight 23 on San Clemente Island, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fire FIM-92A Stinger surface-to-air missiles during exercise Steel Knight 23 on San Clemente Island, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, prepare a Bangalore torpedo for detonation at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2022. MWSS-171 Marines participated in demolition training with live explosives to enhance combat readiness when operating in urban environments.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, prepare a Bangalore torpedo for detonation at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2022. MWSS-171 Marines participated in demolition training with live explosives to enhance combat readiness when operating in urban environments.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Rodriguez

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines conduct live fire training during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.3 at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, Dec. 3, 2022. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Eduardo Delatorre)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines conduct live fire training during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.3 at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, Dec. 3, 2022. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Eduardo Delatorre)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre

U.S Marine Corps Cpl. Manny, the mascot of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, and the Western Recruiting Region, plays tug-of-war with a rope during a Headquarters and Service Battalion holiday party at MCRD San Diego, Dec. 3, 2022. HQSVCBN hosted a holiday party for Marines, Sailors, and families to strengthen family bonds, foster espirt de corps and celebrate the holiday season.

U.S Marine Corps Cpl. Manny, the mascot of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, and the Western Recruiting Region, plays tug-of-war with a rope during a Headquarters and Service Battalion holiday party at MCRD San Diego, Dec. 3, 2022. HQSVCBN hosted a holiday party for Marines, Sailors, and families to strengthen family bonds, foster espirt de corps and celebrate the holiday season.

Photo by Cpl. Max Noel

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, march in the 2022 Victorville Children Christmas Parade in Victorville, California, Dec. 3, 2022. The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard travels around the continental United States performing various events such as parades, ceremonies and rodeos.

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, march in the 2022 Victorville Children Christmas Parade in Victorville, California, Dec. 3, 2022. The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard travels around the continental United States performing various events such as parades, ceremonies and rodeos.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nataly Espitia

Singapore Army soldiers with 3rd Battalion Singapore Guards, 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade observe U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA), I Marine Expeditionary Force, fire Singaporean Assault Rifle 21 service rifles on a 100-meter range during Exercise Valiant Mark 2022 at the Multi-Mission Range Complex on Pasir Laba Camp, Singapore, Dec. 2, 2022. Valiant Mark is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance interoperability, build mutual defense capabilities, and strengthen military-to-military relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps and Singapore Armed Forces. MRF-SEA is an operational model developed by Marine Corps Forces Pacific that postures scalable I Marine Expeditionary Forces west of the International Date Line, conducts a series of planned subject matter experts exchanges, and advances security objectives shared with our Allies and Partners.

Singapore Army soldiers with 3rd Battalion Singapore Guards, 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade observe U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA), I Marine Expeditionary Force, fire Singaporean Assault Rifle 21 service rifles on a 100-meter range during Exercise Valiant Mark 2022 at the Multi-Mission Range Complex on Pasir Laba Camp, Singapore, Dec. 2, 2022. Valiant Mark is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance interoperability, build mutual defense capabilities, and strengthen military-to-military relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps and Singapore Armed Forces. MRF-SEA is an operational model developed by Marine Corps Forces Pacific that postures scalable I Marine Expeditionary Forces west of the International Date Line, conducts a series of planned subject matter experts exchanges, and advances security objectives shared with our Allies and Partners.

Photo by Sgt. Ryan Pulliam

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 165, Marine Air Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stages by the fuel line at a forward arming and refueling point during Steel Knight 23 Dec. 1, 2022, on Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 165, Marine Air Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stages by the fuel line at a forward arming and refueling point during Steel Knight 23 Dec. 1, 2022, on Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Devereux

U.S. Marines with the Maritime Special Purpose Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a free fall insertion into Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 1, 2022. This was one of multiple training events during a Marine Air Ground Task Force Interoperability Course which provided an evaluation from the Expeditionary Operations Training Group in combining elements of a MAGTF during the intermediate training phase of the 26th MEU pre-deployment training program.

U.S. Marines with the Maritime Special Purpose Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a free fall insertion into Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 1, 2022. This was one of multiple training events during a Marine Air Ground Task Force Interoperability Course which provided an evaluation from the Expeditionary Operations Training Group in combining elements of a MAGTF during the intermediate training phase of the 26th MEU pre-deployment training program.

Photo by Cpl. Kyle Jia

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, exit a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a Raid Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 30, 2022. The Raid was one of several training events part of Marine Air Ground Task Force Interoperability Course, an Expeditionary Operations Training Group led training and evaluation event focused on combining elements of the MAGTF during the initial training phases of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Pre-deployment training program.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, exit a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a Raid Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 30, 2022. The Raid was one of several training events part of Marine Air Ground Task Force Interoperability Course, an Expeditionary Operations Training Group led training and evaluation event focused on combining elements of the MAGTF during the initial training phases of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Pre-deployment training program.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rafael BrambilaPelayo

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, observe impact zones during a fire support coordination exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 30, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, observe impact zones during a fire support coordination exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 30, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton

U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fire an M240B machine gun during a regimental field exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 30, 2022. Marines conducted the FEX to enhance combat capabilities while maintaining operational readiness throughout the regiment.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fire an M240B machine gun during a regimental field exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 30, 2022. Marines conducted the FEX to enhance combat capabilities while maintaining operational readiness throughout the regiment.

Photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes