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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher Reed, a fireteam leader with Apache Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, waits for takeoff aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron during Exercise Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 7, 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. Reed is a native of Maryland. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Grant Schirmer)
| Date Taken: | 12.07.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.08.2025 11:30 |
| Photo ID: | 9428272 |
| VIRIN: | 251207-M-AV302-1073 |
| Resolution: | 1920x1080 |
| Size: | 584.73 KB |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 1 |
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