U.S. Air Force Reserve Airmen with the 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, carry a simulated casualty to a MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a simulated casualty evacuation as part of Exercise Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 6, 2025. This exercise will certify 5th Marines Regiment and Combat Logistics Battalion 5 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. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)
| Date Taken: | 12.06.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.06.2025 23:47 |
| Photo ID: | 9426199 |
| VIRIN: | 251206-M-MO098-3337 |
| Resolution: | 7041x4696 |
| Size: | 10.46 MB |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 6 |
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