U.S. Marine Corps machine gunners with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, post security during a boat raid course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 11, 2025. The Amphibious Raids Branch of Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, provides relevant and realistic training to Marines and small-unit leaders in mission-essential tasks, including amphibious raid fundamentals, to prepare units for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary R. Jenni)
U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, support exercise Steel Knight 25 across various West Coast Locations, Dec. 1-13, 2025. 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 Sgt. Emeline Schirmer) (This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Don't Stop composed by SilverBoxStudio, and Aggressive Momentum composed by Bubble /stock.adobe.com)
