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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

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

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

U.S. Marine Corps utility cover and M18 Modular Handgun System is propped up on a counter for the Lock It Up Lethal Means Safety Campaign photo shoot at Camp Pendleton, California, May 22, 2023. This photograph was taken for use in graphic designs in support of the I MEF Resilience Alliance and Lethal Means safety’s 988 Campaign. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Knowles)

U.S. Marine Corps utility cover and M18 Modular Handgun System is propped up on a counter for the Lock It Up Lethal Means Safety Campaign photo shoot at Camp Pendleton, California, May 22, 2023. This photograph was taken for use in graphic designs in support of the I MEF Resilience Alliance and Lethal Means safety’s 988 Campaign. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Knowles)

Photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles

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

A U.S. Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, earns her Eagle, 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)

A U.S. Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, earns her Eagle, 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

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, hike the Reaper, a Crucible event, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 21, 2023. The Reaper is the final portion of the Crucible which marks the transformation of recruits to Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander O. Devereux)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, hike the Reaper, a Crucible event, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 21, 2023. The Reaper is the final portion of the Crucible which marks the transformation of recruits to Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander O. Devereux)

Photo by Cpl. Alexander Devereux

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, climb the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ obstacle during the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 14, 2023. The Crucible is a 54-hour exercise where recruits apply the knowledge they’ve acquired throughout recruit training to earn the title United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devereux)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, climb the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ obstacle during the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 14, 2023. The Crucible is a 54-hour exercise where recruits apply the knowledge they’ve acquired throughout recruit training to earn the title United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devereux)

Photo by Cpl. Alexander Devereux

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton participates in the Marine Corps’ 248th birthday pageant and cake cutting ceremony at the 11 Area parade deck on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 9, 2023. The event is held annually to celebrate the Marine Corps’ history and birthday. It showcases Marine Corps and Navy uniforms from past and present eras and consists of a traditional cake cutting ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Espitia)

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton participates in the Marine Corps’ 248th birthday pageant and cake cutting ceremony at the 11 Area parade deck on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 9, 2023. The event is held annually to celebrate the Marine Corps’ history and birthday. It showcases Marine Corps and Navy uniforms from past and present eras and consists of a traditional cake cutting ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Espitia)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nataly Espitia

Operation Slow Down poster

Operation Slow Down poster

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia Childs

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, load onto an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2RAR worked alongside 1st Recon Bn. to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, load onto an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2RAR worked alongside 1st Recon Bn. to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

Photo by Sgt. Amanda Taylor

A U.S. Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, observes Marines and members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, load onto an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2RAR worked alongside 1st Recon Bn. to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

A U.S. Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, observes Marines and members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, load onto an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2RAR worked alongside 1st Recon Bn. to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

Photo by Sgt. Amanda Taylor

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to land at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, worked alongside 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to land at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, worked alongside 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

Photo by Sgt. Amanda Taylor

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, present the colors during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni).

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, present the colors during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni).

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, present the colors during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, present the colors during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni