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    EXERCISE STEEL KNIGHT

    Exercise Steel Knight

    Exercise Steel Knight    

    Steel Knight is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the MAGTF.

    Highlights

    Steel Knight 23: USS Tripoli Embark

    Steel Knight 23: USS Tripoli Embark
    12.05.22 | Sgt Samuel Fletcher | 3MAW
    A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW),...

    233 Featured Videos

    Steel Knight 23.2 B-Roll: U.S. Navy Corpsman conduct mass casualty drills

    Steel Knight 23.2 B-Roll: U.S. Navy...
    12.03.23 | Cpl Brandon Marrero | 3MAW
    U.S. Navy Corpsmen conduct a mass casualty drill in support of Exercise Steel Knight at Inyokern, California, Dec. 3, 2023. Steel Knight 23.2 is a...
    3rd MAW Steel Knight 23.2 Recap Reel

    3rd MAW Steel Knight 23.2 Recap Reel
    12.14.23 | Sgt Sean Potter | 3MAW
    U.S. Marines from across 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, participated in Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 across Southern...
    Steel Knight 23.2

    Steel Knight 23.2
    12.12.23 | Cpl Migel Reynosa and Cpl Emeline Swyers | 1MD
    U.S. Marines and Sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force participate in Steel Knight 23.2 at various installations and training locations spread...
    Steel Knight 23.2: U.S. Air Force pararescuemen conduct pararescue operations

    Steel Knight 23.2: U.S. Air Force...
    12.06.23 | Cpl Brandon Marrero | I-MEF
    U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 304th and 306th Rescue Squadrons, 943d Rescue Group, 920th Rescue Wing conduct parachute operations during...
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    2,273 Featured Images

    2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion on USS Cincinnati (LCS 20)

    2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion on...
    12.02.23 | Courtesy Photo | LCSRON-1
    PACIFIC OCEAN -- Soldiers from the Army’s 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion deliver supplies to the crew of Independence-variant littoral...
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    72 Featured Stories

    MAG-13 suppresses enemy air defenses during exercise Steel Knight 23.2

    MAG-13 suppresses enemy air defenses...
    12.21.23 | 2LT Madison Walls | 3MAW
    MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. -- F-35B Lightning II squadrons of Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, participated in a...
    I MEF concludes Exercise Steel Knight 23.2

    I MEF concludes Exercise Steel Knight 23.2
    12.14.23 | SSgt Hailey Clay | I-MEF
    I Marine Expeditionary Force concludes Exercise Steel Knight 23.2. Steel Knight maintains and sharpens I Marine Expeditionary Force as America’s...
    Steel Knight 23.2: 5th Marines certifies to deploy during mission rehearsal exercise 

    Steel Knight 23.2: 5th Marines certifies...
    12.11.23 | Cpl Juan Torres | 1MD
    The work for deploying Marines doesn’t start when they first set foot in their destination. The work starts months in advance as they train and...
    Steel Knight 23.2: Networking Beyond Boundaries with Sgt. Samantha Delgado

    Steel Knight 23.2: Networking Beyond...
    12.05.23 | Sgt Sean Potter | 3MAW
    SAN DIEGO, Calif. – As Steel Knight 23.2 tests the boundaries and capabilities of I Marine Expeditionary Force , Marines from across I MEF’s...
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    3 Featured Audio

    Marine Minute

    Marine Minute
    07.31.19 | Sgt Benjamin Whitten | DMA-M
    I'M CORPORAL BEN WHITTEN WITH YOUR MARINE MINUTE. MARINES TRAIN TO BE PREPARED FOR ANY EVENTUALITY WHILE ON MISSION. THE 26TH MARINE...
    Marine Minute

    Marine Minute
    12.14.17 | Sgt Savannah Mosby | DMA-M
    I'm Sergeant Drew Tech with your Marine Minute. Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51, 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade announced the...

    MajGen Ronald Bailey
    01.04.13 | 1LT Spencer Kenyon | 1MD
    MajGen Ronald Bailey, Commanding General, 1st Marine Division, talks to Leatherneck Magazine about Operation Steel Knight.

    17 Featured Graphics

    Steel Knight 23.2: 2nd Lt. Noah Park on the riflemen of today

    Steel Knight 23.2: 2nd Lt. Noah Park on...
    12.09.23 | LCpl Andrew Whistler | 1MD
    An infographic produced to illustrate a quote on the riflemen of today from U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Noah Park, a platoon commander with Lima...
    Steel Knight Logo

    Steel Knight Logo
    02.22.24 | LCpl Tyler Wilson | IMIG
    U.S. Marine Corps logo created with Adobe Illustrator for Exercise Steel Knight. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I...
    Steel Knight 23.2: Master Gunnery Sgt. Robert Robinson on mission readiness

    Steel Knight 23.2: Master Gunnery Sgt....
    12.08.23 | Cpl Kayla Halloran | 1MD
    An infographic produced to illustrate a quote on readiness from U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Robert Robinson, the operations chief for...
    Steel Knight 23.2: Capt. Austin Dickey on Marine readiness

    Steel Knight 23.2: Capt. Austin Dickey on...
    12.08.23 | Cpl Kayla Halloran | 1MD
    An infographic produced to illustrate a quote on readiness from U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Austin Dickey, a company commander with 2nd Battalion, 5th...
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