U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Thomas Savage, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, speaks with Australian Defence Force Lt. Col. Justin Taylor, the Australian Army liaison officer to U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, during the Steel Knight 25 International Observation Program at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 6, 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. Savage is a California native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary R. Jenni)
U.S. Sailors and Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a combat life saver course aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 6, 2025. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Trent Henry)
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.
