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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aidan Leary, a point man with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conducts surveillance during a simulated embassy reinforcement as part of Exercise Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2025. This exercise will certify 5th Marines for Marine Rotational Force–Darwin, a six-month forward deployment in Australia that strengthens combined interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and provides rapid crisis-response options for the joint force across the Indo-Pacific. 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. Leary is a native of Massachusetts. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)
| Date Taken: | 12.05.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.06.2025 14:17 |
| Photo ID: | 9424609 |
| VIRIN: | 251205-M-MO098-3018 |
| Resolution: | 6398x4267 |
| Size: | 3.28 MB |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 50 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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