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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Bryce Nelson, a joint terminal attack controller with 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, takes notes prior to giving terminal guidance for air delivered munitions during exercise Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 4, 2025. The integration of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing H-1 attack helicopters with 11th Marines, demonstrates 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing’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 photo by Cpl Renee Gray)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Bryce Nelson, a joint terminal attack controller with 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, takes notes prior to giving terminal guidance for air delivered munitions during exercise Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 4, 2025. The integration of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing H-1 attack helicopters with 11th Marines, demonstrates 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing’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 photo by Cpl Renee Gray)

Photo by Cpl. Renee Gray

U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper aircraft with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, taxi down runway for a Close Air Support mission during Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 4, 2025. CAS employment demonstrates 3rd MAW’s ability to deliver timely, precise fires that enable the Marine Air-Ground Task Force to maneuver effectively across 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 photo by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey)

U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper aircraft with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, taxi down runway for a Close Air Support mission during Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 4, 2025. CAS employment demonstrates 3rd MAW’s ability to deliver timely, precise fires that enable the Marine Air-Ground Task Force to maneuver effectively across 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 photo by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey)

Photo by Sgt. Brian Stippey

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load ordnance on to an 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 photo by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load ordnance on to an 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 photo by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey)

Photo by Sgt. Brian Stippey

A F-35B Lightning II with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 taxis during Gray Flag at Naval Base Ventura County, Sept. 16, 2025. Gray Flag 2025 is the naval aviation test community’s premier large force test event, providing unique venues for large-scale integration of new capabilities across services and platforms. Working with the Joint Force, industry, and our nation’s allies to ensure seamless integration and interoperability is key to ensuring warfighters have a decisive advantage in the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joshua M. Dreher)

A F-35B Lightning II with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 taxis during Gray Flag at Naval Base Ventura County, Sept. 16, 2025. Gray Flag 2025 is the naval aviation test community’s premier large force test event, providing unique venues for large-scale integration of new capabilities across services and platforms. Working with the Joint Force, industry, and our nation’s allies to ensure seamless integration and interoperability is key to ensuring warfighters have a decisive advantage in the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joshua M. Dreher)

Photo by Sgt. Joshua Dreher

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load ordnance on to an 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 photo by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load ordnance on to an 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 photo by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey)

Photo by Sgt. Brian Stippey

A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, refuels an F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 311during 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 photo by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey)

A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, refuels an F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 311during 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 photo by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey)

Photo by Sgt. Brian Stippey

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, refuel and load ordnance on to an 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 photo by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey)

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, refuel and load ordnance on to an 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 photo by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey)

Photo by Sgt. Brian Stippey

U.S. Marines with 3rd and 4th Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare for a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marines with 3rd and 4th Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare for a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, coordinate close air support during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 3, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, coordinate close air support during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 3, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, watch incoming close air support hit its target during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, watch incoming close air support hit its target during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, observe an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighting Squadron (VMFA) 112 during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 3, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, observe an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighting Squadron (VMFA) 112 during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 3, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighting Squadron (VMFA) 112 conducts close air support in support of Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 3, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighting Squadron (VMFA) 112 conducts close air support in support of Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 3, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Isaac Cuellar, a joint fires observer with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Head Quarters, Marine Forces Reserve, searches for an incoming F-18 during a close air support run in a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 3, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Isaac Cuellar, a joint fires observer with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Head Quarters, Marine Forces Reserve, searches for an incoming F-18 during a close air support run in a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 3, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, coordinate close air support during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 3, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, coordinate close air support during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 3, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Parker Jarrant, a joint terminal attack controller with 3rd Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, watches as close air support hits its target during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Parker Jarrant, a joint terminal attack controller with 3rd Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, watches as close air support hits its target during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Sanford Bennett, an air officer with 6th Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, coordinates close air support during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Sanford Bennett, an air officer with 6th Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, coordinates close air support during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, coordinate close air support during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, coordinate close air support during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, coordinate close air support during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, coordinate close air support during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, watch incoming close air support hit its target during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, watch incoming close air support hit its target during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, watch incoming close air support hit its target during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, watch incoming close air support hit its target during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)