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U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, collect trash during a beach cleanup at White Beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 16, 2024. This cleanup allows MCB Camp Pendleton and its tenant units to conduct preservation efforts while harmonizing environmental efficacy and military readiness. MCB Camp Pendleton takes active steps to preserve regional wildlife and natural resources while providing the Fleet Marine Force with the training spaces necessary to meet training and readiness requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Watts)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, collect trash during a beach cleanup at White Beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 16, 2024. This cleanup allows MCB Camp Pendleton and its tenant units to conduct preservation efforts while harmonizing environmental efficacy and military readiness. MCB Camp Pendleton takes active steps to preserve regional wildlife and natural resources while providing the Fleet Marine Force with the training spaces necessary to meet training and readiness requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nataly Espitia

A specialist, left, with the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Environmental Security Department, and U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, collect trash during a beach cleanup at White Beach at MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 16, 2024. This cleanup allows MCB Camp Pendleton and its tenant units to conduct preservation efforts while harmonizing environmental efficacy and military readiness. MCB Camp Pendleton takes active steps to preserve regional wildlife and natural resources while providing the Fleet Marine Force with the training spaces necessary to meet training and readiness requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.. Watts)

A specialist, left, with the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Environmental Security Department, and U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, collect trash during a beach cleanup at White Beach at MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 16, 2024. This cleanup allows MCB Camp Pendleton and its tenant units to conduct preservation efforts while harmonizing environmental efficacy and military readiness. MCB Camp Pendleton takes active steps to preserve regional wildlife and natural resources while providing the Fleet Marine Force with the training spaces necessary to meet training and readiness requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nataly Espitia

Chase Conrad, the hazardous waste chief with Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Environmental Security Department, collects a piece of trash during a beach cleanup at White Beach at MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 16, 2024. This cleanup allows MCB Camp Pendleton and its tenant units to conduct preservation efforts while harmonizing environmental efficacy and military readiness. MCB Camp Pendleton takes active steps to preserve regional wildlife and natural resources while providing the Fleet Marine Force with the training spaces necessary to meet training and readiness requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Watts)

Chase Conrad, the hazardous waste chief with Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Environmental Security Department, collects a piece of trash during a beach cleanup at White Beach at MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 16, 2024. This cleanup allows MCB Camp Pendleton and its tenant units to conduct preservation efforts while harmonizing environmental efficacy and military readiness. MCB Camp Pendleton takes active steps to preserve regional wildlife and natural resources while providing the Fleet Marine Force with the training spaces necessary to meet training and readiness requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nataly Espitia

U.S. Navy sailors with Assault Craft Unit 5, collect trash during a beach cleanup at White Beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 16, 2024. This cleanup allows MCB Camp Pendleton and its tenant units to conduct preservation efforts while harmonizing environmental efficacy and military readiness. MCB Camp Pendleton takes active steps to preserve regional wildlife and natural resources while providing the Fleet Marine Force with the training spaces necessary to meet training and readiness requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Watts)

U.S. Navy sailors with Assault Craft Unit 5, collect trash during a beach cleanup at White Beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 16, 2024. This cleanup allows MCB Camp Pendleton and its tenant units to conduct preservation efforts while harmonizing environmental efficacy and military readiness. MCB Camp Pendleton takes active steps to preserve regional wildlife and natural resources while providing the Fleet Marine Force with the training spaces necessary to meet training and readiness requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nataly Espitia

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dominic Porpiglia, a team leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepares to depart Firebase Gloria during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 7, 2024. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel and equipment in austere environments. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element that trains and evaluates deploying Marine Expeditionary Units, and other designated forces, in select individual and collective tasks to prepare them to support geographic combatant commands. Porpiglia is a native Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl.Barton)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dominic Porpiglia, a team leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepares to depart Firebase Gloria during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 7, 2024. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel and equipment in austere environments. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element that trains and evaluates deploying Marine Expeditionary Units, and other designated forces, in select individual and collective tasks to prepare them to support geographic combatant commands. Porpiglia is a native Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl.Barton)

Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to hoist a simulated casualty recovered by Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 7, 2024. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel and equipment in austere environments. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element that trains and evaluates deploying Marine Expeditionary Units, and other designated forces, in select individual and collective tasks to prepare them to support geographic combatant commands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to hoist a simulated casualty recovered by Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 7, 2024. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel and equipment in austere environments. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element that trains and evaluates deploying Marine Expeditionary Units, and other designated forces, in select individual and collective tasks to prepare them to support geographic combatant commands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)

Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton

U.S. Marine Corps aircraft rescue and firefighting specialists with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, use a K-12 saw to cut open a simulated downed aircraft during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 7, 2024. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel and equipment in austere environments. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element that trains and evaluates deploying Marine Expeditionary Units, and other designated forces, in select individual and collective tasks to prepare them to support geographic combatant commands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Barton)

U.S. Marine Corps aircraft rescue and firefighting specialists with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, use a K-12 saw to cut open a simulated downed aircraft during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 7, 2024. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel and equipment in austere environments. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element that trains and evaluates deploying Marine Expeditionary Units, and other designated forces, in select individual and collective tasks to prepare them to support geographic combatant commands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Barton)

Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Jason Woodworth, the commanding general for Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, delivers remarks during an annual wreath-laying ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California, Feb. 6, 2023. This ceremony is an annual event to commemorate the life and legacy of the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, and is held every year on his birthday by presidential declaration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Jason Woodworth, the commanding general for Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, delivers remarks during an annual wreath-laying ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California, Feb. 6, 2023. This ceremony is an annual event to commemorate the life and legacy of the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, and is held every year on his birthday by presidential declaration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter)

Photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, aims down range during a table one course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 5, 2024. Table one course of fire is designed to introduce recruits to the basic fundamentals of marksmanship and rifle safety. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dreher)

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, aims down range during a table one course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 5, 2024. Table one course of fire is designed to introduce recruits to the basic fundamentals of marksmanship and rifle safety. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dreher)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Dreher

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct an 8-kilometer hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 30, 2024. The purpose of the hike is to condition the recruits to rigorous terrain on Camp Pendleton in preparation for their 13-kilometer hike and culminating event -- the Crucible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Yvonna Guyette)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct an 8-kilometer hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 30, 2024. The purpose of the hike is to condition the recruits to rigorous terrain on Camp Pendleton in preparation for their 13-kilometer hike and culminating event -- the Crucible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Yvonna Guyette)

Photo by Sgt. Yvonna Guyette

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Calub Horton, a team leader with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, patrols during a simulated airfield seizure for a mission rehearsal exercise as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 2, 2023. Steel Knight maintains and sharpens I Marine Expeditionary Force as America’s expeditionary force in readiness – organized, trained and equipped to respond to any crisis, anytime, anywhere. This exercise will certify 5th Marines to be forward-postured in Australia as Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, a six-month deployment during which Marines train with Australian allies and facilitate rapid response to crises and contingencies. Horton is a native of WaKeeney, Kansas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reynosa)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Calub Horton, a team leader with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, patrols during a simulated airfield seizure for a mission rehearsal exercise as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 2, 2023. Steel Knight maintains and sharpens I Marine Expeditionary Force as America’s expeditionary force in readiness – organized, trained and equipped to respond to any crisis, anytime, anywhere. This exercise will certify 5th Marines to be forward-postured in Australia as Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, a six-month deployment during which Marines train with Australian allies and facilitate rapid response to crises and contingencies. Horton is a native of WaKeeney, Kansas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reynosa)

Photo by Cpl. Migel Reynosa

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, walk toward an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, for a simulated airfield seizure during a mission rehearsal exercise as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Dec 2, 2023. Steel Knight maintains and sharpens I Marine Expeditionary Force as America’s expeditionary force in readiness – organized, trained and equipped to respond to any crisis, anytime, anywhere. This exercise will certify 5th Marines to be forward-postured in Australia as Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, a six-month deployment during which Marines train with Australian allies and facilitate rapid response to crises and contingencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reynosa)

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, walk toward an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, for a simulated airfield seizure during a mission rehearsal exercise as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Dec 2, 2023. Steel Knight maintains and sharpens I Marine Expeditionary Force as America’s expeditionary force in readiness – organized, trained and equipped to respond to any crisis, anytime, anywhere. This exercise will certify 5th Marines to be forward-postured in Australia as Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, a six-month deployment during which Marines train with Australian allies and facilitate rapid response to crises and contingencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reynosa)

Photo by Cpl. Migel Reynosa

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, operate an LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle during a simulated airfield seizure for a mission rehearsal exercise as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 2, 2023. Steel Knight is a three-phase Exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reynosa)

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, operate an LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle during a simulated airfield seizure for a mission rehearsal exercise as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 2, 2023. Steel Knight is a three-phase Exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reynosa)

Photo by Cpl. Migel Reynosa

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, carry rigid-hull inflatable boats ashore at Red Beach during a raid as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 30, 2023. Steel Knight is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel)

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, carry rigid-hull inflatable boats ashore at Red Beach during a raid as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 30, 2023. Steel Knight is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel)

Photo by Cpl. Brayden Daniel

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, carry a rigid-hull inflatable boat ashore at Red Beach during a raid as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 30, 2023. Steel Knight is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel)

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, carry a rigid-hull inflatable boat ashore at Red Beach during a raid as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 30, 2023. Steel Knight is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel)

Photo by Cpl. Brayden Daniel

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, post security after coming ashore during a raid as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 30, 2023. Steel Knight is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel)

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, post security after coming ashore during a raid as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 30, 2023. Steel Knight is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel)

Photo by Cpl. Brayden Daniel

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies during embassy reinforcement training in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 29, 2023. Marines and aircraft with MAG-39 conducted aerial support for embassy reinforcement training with Marine Rotational Force- Darwin. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air- Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Potter)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies during embassy reinforcement training in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 29, 2023. Marines and aircraft with MAG-39 conducted aerial support for embassy reinforcement training with Marine Rotational Force- Darwin. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air- Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, escorts MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, MAG-39, during embassy reinforcement training in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 29, 2023. Marines and aircraft with MAG-39 conducted aerial support for embassy reinforcement training with Marine Rotational Force- Darwin. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Potter)

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, escorts MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, MAG-39, during embassy reinforcement training in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 29, 2023. Marines and aircraft with MAG-39 conducted aerial support for embassy reinforcement training with Marine Rotational Force- Darwin. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct embassy reinforcement training in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 29, 2023. Marines and aircraft with MAG-39 conducted aerial support for embassy reinforcement training with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Potter)

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct embassy reinforcement training in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 29, 2023. Marines and aircraft with MAG-39 conducted aerial support for embassy reinforcement training with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

Globe and Anchor at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 21, 2023. The EGA ceremony was the final event of the Crucible and represents the transformation from recruit to Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devereux)

Globe and Anchor at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 21, 2023. The EGA ceremony was the final event of the Crucible and represents the transformation from recruit to Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devereux)

Photo by Cpl. Alexander Devereux