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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Osvaldo Quiroz, a point man with Apache Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, sights in on a M27 infantry automatic rifle to maintain a defensive position during Exercise Steel Knight 25 at San Clemente Island, California, Dec. 8, 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. Quiroz is a native of Texas. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)
| Date Taken: | 12.08.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.10.2025 12:13 |
| Photo ID: | 9433901 |
| VIRIN: | 251208-M-MO098-1265 |
| Resolution: | 6514x4345 |
| Size: | 5 MB |
| Location: | SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 31 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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