Exercise Steel Knight 2013
Steel Knight 2013 is an annual exercise designed to train and prepare the 1st Marine Division for deployment as the Ground Combat Element (GCE) of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The focus of the exercise is to ensure that 1st Marine Division is fully prepared to deploy as a military force across the full spectrum of conflict and is capable of responding to any crisis across the globe.
Featured Video
Exercise Steel Knight Live Coverage
Video
Age of Warriors: Steel Knight1st Marine Division visits the Combat Center to continue Steel Knight, it's largest annual combined arms and live-fire training exercise. Soundbites from 1st Lt. Jake...
Video by Lance Cpl. Lauren Kurkimilis | MCAGCCTP-C | 12.21.12
1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment Live-Fire ExerciseU.S. Marines serving with 1st Bn., 11th Marines firing the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, M777 Lightweight Howitzer and Expeditionary Fire and Support...
Video by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | 1MD | 12.14.12
Steel Knight Sharpens Marines' SkillsMaj. Gen. Ronald Bailey, 1st Marine Division's commanding general, talks with TPC about Exercise Steel Knight -- the ongoing exercise to prepare the ground element of...
Courtesy Video | TPC | 12.11.12
TPC Web Update: December 11, 2012Exercise Steel Knight hits the beach in California, Operation Rising Star features military talent and flying a Black Hawk, without ever touching the controls. Also...
Video by Terry Turner | TPC | 12.11.12
Exercise Steel Knight, Part 1Exercise Steel Knight from Camp Pendleton with a ship-to-shore amphibious assault. Also available in high definition
Video by Staff Sgt. Philip Grondin and Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | 1MD | 12.10.12
Exercise Steel Knight, Part 2Exercise Steel Knight from Camp Pendleton with a ship-to-shore amphibious assault. Also available in high definition
Video by Staff Sgt. Philip Grondin and Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | 1MD | 12.10.12
Marine Maj. Gen. Ronald Bailey - Exercise Steel KnightMarine Maj. Gen. Ronald Bailey talks to a Pentagon Channel reporter about the extent and importance of Exercise Steel Knight.
Video by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes | 1MD | 12.10.12
Marines Conduct Amphibious ExerciseMarines sharpen their amphibious warfighting skills in Exercise Steel Knight.
Courtesy Video | TPC | 12.10.12
3rd Amphibian Assault Battalion (Broll)B-roll taken during Exercise Steel Knight as the AAV's assaulted Red Beach. Shots include view of the beach from the water, AAV coming on shore, etc. Produced by...
Video by Sgt. Jacob Harrer | 1MD | 12.10.12
Exercise Steel Knight at Red Beach During Amphibian...LCAC's landing on beach, off loading vehicles, amphibian assault vehicles coming on shore. Produced by Sgt. Benjamin Crilly. 1st Marine Division Public Affairs. ...
Video by Cpl. Benjamin Crilly | 1MD | 12.10.12
Marines and Singaporean Guardsmen Conducting...B-roll of U.S. Marines serving with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and guardsmen of 3rd Battalion Singapore Guards conducting amphibious assault vehicle...
Video by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | 1MD | 12.09.12
Marines and Singaporean Guardsmen Conducting...Package about U.S. Marines serving with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and guardsmen of 3rd Battalion Singapore Guards conducting amphibious assault vehicle...
Video by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | 1MD | 12.09.12
Photos
Desert ScimitarU.S. Marines with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division construct a tent for the Combat Operation Center during Exercise DESERT SCIMITAR aboard Marine Corps Air...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison | 1MD-CC | 04.29.13
Desert ScimitarU.S. Marines with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division move materials into position to construct the Combat Operation Center during Exercise DESERT SCIMITAR...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison | 1MD-CC | 04.29.13
Desert ScimitarU.S. Marines with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division construct tents for the Combat Operation Center during Exercise DESERT SCIMITAR aboard Marine Corps Air...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison | 1MD-CC | 04.29.13
Warhorses, Stallions support Steel Knight exerciseA CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 lifts supplies during the Steel Knight exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center,...
Photo by Pfc. Raquel Barraza | MCASM | 12.14.12
Warhorses, Stallions support Steel Knight exerciseMarines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Combat Logistic Group and 1st Marine Expeditionary Force connect a Humvee to a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465...
Photo by Pfc. Raquel Barraza | MCASM | 12.14.12
Warhorses, Stallions support Steel Knight exerciseLance Cpl. Michael Zawicki, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter 465 and a Westminster, Calif., native, secures a chain to a Humvee during the Steel Knight...
Photo by Pfc. Raquel Barraza | MCASM | 12.14.12
Warhorses, Stallions support Steel Knight exerciseA CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 flies over head during the Steel Knight exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center,...
Photo by Pfc. Raquel Barraza | MCASM | 12.14.12
Combat Logistics Battalion 5 supports Exercise...Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, halt during a training scenario at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat...
Photo by Cpl. Kenneth Jasik | 1stMLG | 12.14.12
Combat Logistics Battalion 5 supports Exercise...Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, halt during a training scenario at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat...
Photo by Cpl. Kenneth Jasik | 1stMLG | 12.14.12
Combat Logistics Battalion 5 supports Exercise...Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, attach a sling load to a helicopter at Marine Corps Air Ground...
Photo by Cpl. Kenneth Jasik | 1stMLG | 12.14.12
The Original Steel KnightMarines from Company C, 1st Tank Battalion, prepare their tank for the day’s attack on Range 210 Dec. 11, 2012, during Steel Knight 13.
Photo by Lance Cpl. D. J. Wu | MCAGCCTP-C | 12.14.12
FINEX brings SK13 to closeMarines with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, run through Range 210 Dec. 11, 2012, during Steel Knight 13.
Photo by Lance Cpl. D. J. Wu | MCAGCCTP-C | 12.14.12
News Stories
Combat Logistics Battalion 5 supports Exercise...As Marines return to their expeditionary roots, training the way they fight, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group,...
Story by Cpl. Kenneth Jasik | 1stMLG | 12.14.12
Warhorses, Stallions support Steel Knight exerciseMarine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 “Warhorses” used their heavy lifting capabilities to support Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics...
Story by Pfc. Raquel Barraza | MCASM | 12.14.12
The Original Steel Knights1st Tank Battalion has had a stake in Exercise Steel Knight since the program's inception in 1991. The battalion is still participating to this day.
Story by Lance Cpl. D. J. Wu | MCAGCCTP-C | 12.14.12
Audio
MajGen Ronald Bailey
MajGen Ronald Bailey, Commanding General, 1st Marine Division, talks to Leatherneck Magazine about Operation Steel Knight.
Audio by 1st Lt. Spencer Kenyon | 1MD | 01.04.13
MajGen Ronald Bailey, Commanding General, 1st Marine Division, talks to Leatherneck Magazine about Operation Steel Knight.
Audio by 1st Lt. Spencer Kenyon | 1MD | 01.04.13
