U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, board an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a vertical assault course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 19, 2025. Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducts vertical assault and raid training that develops advanced tactical skills and helps maintain readiness for future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary R. Jenni)
U.S. Marines and Sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force are set to participate in Steel Knight 25 at various installations and training locations spread across California and Arizona, Dec. 2-Dec. 20, 2024. 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 video by Cpl. Jaye Townsend) (This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Run Down the Clock composed by Brad Stones/stock.adobe.com)
