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A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during exercise Steel Knight 23, Dec. 5, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Fletcher)

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during exercise Steel Knight 23, Dec. 5, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Fletcher)

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Fletcher

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off for a flight to the USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during exercise Steel Knight 23, on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Fletcher)

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off for a flight to the USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during exercise Steel Knight 23, on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Fletcher)

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Fletcher

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to take off for a flight to the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during exercise Steel Knight 23, on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Fletcher)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to take off for a flight to the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during exercise Steel Knight 23, on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Fletcher)

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Fletcher

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), fly over the flight line during exercise Steel Knight 23 on Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 4, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hutchinson)

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), fly over the flight line during exercise Steel Knight 23 on Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 4, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hutchinson)

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Fletcher

U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Vipers and a UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepare to take off from a forward arming and refueling point during exercise Steel Knight 23 on Red Beach, Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 3, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Woodward)

U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Vipers and a UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepare to take off from a forward arming and refueling point during exercise Steel Knight 23 on Red Beach, Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 3, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Woodward)

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Fletcher

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), land on San Clemente Island, California, Dec. 3, 2022, during an air assault as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I MEF and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.Velasco)

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), land on San Clemente Island, California, Dec. 3, 2022, during an air assault as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I MEF and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.Velasco)

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Fletcher

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 165, Marine Air Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), refuels at a forward arming and refueling point Dec. 1, 2022, on Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Cailfornia, during Steel Knight 23. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hutchinson)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 165, Marine Air Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), refuels at a forward arming and refueling point Dec. 1, 2022, on Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Cailfornia, during Steel Knight 23. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hutchinson)

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Fletcher

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gottschalk, a radio operator with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, calls out commands during a martial arts instructor course physical training session at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 9, 2022. MAI courses certify Marines to instruct and monitor Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training and advance Marines in the program, distinguishing their levels of experience with different colored belts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zaragoza)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gottschalk, a radio operator with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, calls out commands during a martial arts instructor course physical training session at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 9, 2022. MAI courses certify Marines to instruct and monitor Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training and advance Marines in the program, distinguishing their levels of experience with different colored belts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zaragoza)

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Fletcher

A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to land during an air assault as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Barton)

A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to land during an air assault as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Barton)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton

A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to land during an air assault as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Barton)

A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to land during an air assault as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Barton)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton

U.S. Marines with India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M777A2 lightweight 155mm howitzer during a direct fire training exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hermanet)

U.S. Marines with India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M777A2 lightweight 155mm howitzer during a direct fire training exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hermanet)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton

U.S. Marines with India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepare an M777A2 lightweight 155mm howitzer for towing during a direct fire training exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hermanet)

U.S. Marines with India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepare an M777A2 lightweight 155mm howitzer for towing during a direct fire training exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hermanet)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton

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U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, observe impact zones during a fire support coordination exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 30, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Barton)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, observe impact zones during a fire support coordination exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 30, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Barton)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division call for fire using illumination rounds as part of a fire support coordination exercise during Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 1, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Barton)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division call for fire using illumination rounds as part of a fire support coordination exercise during Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 1, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Barton)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton

A U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook helicopter with 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment hovers over the water as part of helocast training with Marines from Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during Steel Knight 23 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 2, 2022. Helocasting is a maritime insertion method for small units during amphibious operations. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marshall)

A U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook helicopter with 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment hovers over the water as part of helocast training with Marines from Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during Steel Knight 23 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 2, 2022. Helocasting is a maritime insertion method for small units during amphibious operations. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marshall)

Photo by Cpl. Willow Marshall

A U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook helicopter with 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment lands near Del Mar Boat Basin during helocast training with U.S. Marines from Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, as part of Steel Knight 23 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 2, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marshall)

A U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook helicopter with 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment lands near Del Mar Boat Basin during helocast training with U.S. Marines from Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, as part of Steel Knight 23 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 2, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marshall)

Photo by Cpl. Willow Marshall

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, sit in combat rubber raiding craft during helocast training as part of Steel Knight 23 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California Dec. 2, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marshall)

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, sit in combat rubber raiding craft during helocast training as part of Steel Knight 23 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California Dec. 2, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marshall)

Photo by Cpl. Willow Marshall

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, jump from a U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook helicopter with 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment during helocast training as part of Steel Knight 23 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 2, 2022. Helocasting is a maritime insertion method for small units during amphibious operations. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marshall)

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, jump from a U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook helicopter with 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment during helocast training as part of Steel Knight 23 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 2, 2022. Helocasting is a maritime insertion method for small units during amphibious operations. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marshall)

Photo by Cpl. Willow Marshall

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Woodworth, right, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, poses for a photo with Scott Streadbeck, the monument artist, next to the Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendelton monument on Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 1, 2022. Camp Pendleton unveiled a historical monument dedicated to Pendleton for his efforts to establish a permanent Marine Corps presence in Southern California.“... the good weather and proximity of the harbor to the new Panama Canal makes San Diego a natural choice as a base for the Marine Corps’ Advanced Base Force to be stationed on the West Coast,” said Col. Joseph H. Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.Espitia)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Woodworth, right, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, poses for a photo with Scott Streadbeck, the monument artist, next to the Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendelton monument on Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 1, 2022. Camp Pendleton unveiled a historical monument dedicated to Pendleton for his efforts to establish a permanent Marine Corps presence in Southern California.“... the good weather and proximity of the harbor to the new Panama Canal makes San Diego a natural choice as a base for the Marine Corps’ Advanced Base Force to be stationed on the West Coast,” said Col. Joseph H. Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.Espitia)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nataly Espitia