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    1st Bn., 5th Marines conducts maritime defense, reconnaissance during Steel Knight 25 [Image 2 of 14]

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    1st Bn., 5th Marines conducts maritime defense, reconnaissance during Steel Knight 25

    SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    12.07.2025

    Photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan 

    1st Marine Division

    U.S. Marines with Apache Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provide security after disembarking from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during Exercise Steel Knight 25 at San Clemente Island, 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. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)

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    Date Taken: 12.07.2025
    Date Posted: 12.10.2025 12:11
    Photo ID: 9433897
    VIRIN: 251207-M-MO098-1091
    Resolution: 5384x3591
    Size: 11.98 MB
    Location: SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, US

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