Notional protestors chant during a simulated embassy reinforcement drill during the Steel Knight 25 International Observation Program at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 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 photo by Cpl. Mary R. Jenni)
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Combat Logistics Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, rehearse advanced medical treatment during a simulated mass casualty event during Exercise Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 10, 2025. This exercise will certify 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division 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...
Marines and Sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit came together to honor the 250th birthday of the United States Marine Corps while forward deployed in the Philippines as Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia.
