U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Drew Kelly, a rifleman with Cherokee Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provides security 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 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. Kelly is a native of Washington. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)
| Date Taken: | 12.06.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.06.2025 23:46 |
| Photo ID: | 9426208 |
| VIRIN: | 251206-M-MO098-8768 |
| Resolution: | 8192x5464 |
| Size: | 12.71 MB |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
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