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U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team load ordnance onto an F-35B Lightning II aircraft at a forward arming and refueling point at in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 2, 2023. ATAT is comprised of aviation ordnance Marines qualified to load and arm every type model series platform in the 3rd MAW fleet. 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 Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team load ordnance onto an F-35B Lightning II aircraft at a forward arming and refueling point at in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 2, 2023. ATAT is comprised of aviation ordnance Marines qualified to load and arm every type model series platform in the 3rd MAW fleet. 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 Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team prepare to load ordnance onto an F-35B Lightning II aircraft at a forward arming and refueling point, in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 2, 2023. ATAT is comprised of aviation ordnance Marines qualified to load and arm every type model series platform in the 3rd MAW fleet. 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 Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team prepare to load ordnance onto an F-35B Lightning II aircraft at a forward arming and refueling point, in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 2, 2023. ATAT is comprised of aviation ordnance Marines qualified to load and arm every type model series platform in the 3rd MAW fleet. 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 Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team unload ordnance from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at a forward arming and refueling point in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 2, 2023. ATAT is comprised of aviation ordnance Marines qualified to load and arm every type model series platform in the 3rd MAW fleet. 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 Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team unload ordnance from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at a forward arming and refueling point in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 2, 2023. ATAT is comprised of aviation ordnance Marines qualified to load and arm every type model series platform in the 3rd MAW fleet. 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 Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team unload ordnance from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at a forward arming and refueling point in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 2, 2023. ATAT is comprised of aviation ordnance Marines qualified to load and arm every type model series platform in the 3rd MAW fleet. 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 Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team unload ordnance from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at a forward arming and refueling point in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 2, 2023. ATAT is comprised of aviation ordnance Marines qualified to load and arm every type model series platform in the 3rd MAW fleet. 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 Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH)
361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3 rd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over the Salton Sea during Exercise Steel
Knight 23.2 in California, Dec. 2, 2023. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3 rd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over the Salton Sea during Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 in California, Dec. 2, 2023. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH)
361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3 rd Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off during a node resupply in support of
Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided materials
to a forward arming and refueling point to keep aircraft response-ready and extend their combat range.
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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3 rd Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off during a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided materials to a forward arming and refueling point to keep aircraft response-ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team and Marine
Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3 rd MAW, conduct a node resupply in
support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided
materials to a forward arming and refueling point to keep aircraft response-ready and extend their
combat range. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3 rd MAW, conduct a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided materials to a forward arming and refueling point to keep aircraft response-ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team unload
ordnance from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361,
Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, during a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at
Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided materials to a forward arming and
refueling point to keep aircraft response-ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team unload ordnance from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, during a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided materials to a forward arming and refueling point to keep aircraft response-ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare for takeoff during a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided materials to a forward arming and refueling point at a node at Inyokern Airfield, California, to keep aircraft response-ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare for takeoff during a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided materials to a forward arming and refueling point at a node at Inyokern Airfield, California, to keep aircraft response-ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3 rd Marine
Aircraft Wing, conduct pre-flight checks during a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2
at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided materials to a
forward arming and refueling point at a node at Inyokern Airfield, California, to keep aircraft response-
ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3 rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct pre-flight checks during a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided materials to a forward arming and refueling point at a node at Inyokern Airfield, California, to keep aircraft response- ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, secure ordnance on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply
provided materials to a forward arming and refueling point at a node at Inyokern Airfield, California, to
keep aircraft response-ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl.
Alexis Ibarra)

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, secure ordnance on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided materials to a forward arming and refueling point at a node at Inyokern Airfield, California, to keep aircraft response-ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team load ordnance
onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine
Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, during a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine
Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided materials to a forward
arming and refueling point at a node at Inyokern Airfield, California, to keep aircraft response-ready and
extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team load ordnance onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, during a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided materials to a forward arming and refueling point at a node at Inyokern Airfield, California, to keep aircraft response-ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine
Aircraft Wing, prepare a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter for flight during a node resupply in support of
Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply
provided materials to a forward arming and refueling point at a node at Inyokern Airfield, California, to
keep aircraft response-ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl.
Alexis Ibarra)

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter for flight during a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided materials to a forward arming and refueling point at a node at Inyokern Airfield, California, to keep aircraft response-ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team load ordnance
and supplies onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH)
361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, during a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2
at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided materials to a

forward arming and refueling point at a node at Inyokern Airfield, California, to keep aircraft response-
ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team load ordnance and supplies onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, during a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided materials to a forward arming and refueling point at a node at Inyokern Airfield, California, to keep aircraft response- ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team prepare to load
ordnance and supplies onto CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
(HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, during a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel
Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided
materials to a forward arming and refueling point at a node at Inyokern Airfield, California, to keep
aircraft response-ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl.
Alexis Ibarra)

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing All Type Model Series Armament Team prepare to load ordnance and supplies onto CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, during a node resupply in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The resupply provided materials to a forward arming and refueling point at a node at Inyokern Airfield, California, to keep aircraft response-ready and extend their combat range. 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 Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, set up camouflage netting for a Multifunction Air Operations Center in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 27, 2023. The MAOC provides operational command as well as air surveillance that demonstrates 3rd MAW’s readiness and flexibility to conduct missions. 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 MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, set up camouflage netting for a Multifunction Air Operations Center in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 27, 2023. The MAOC provides operational command as well as air surveillance that demonstrates 3rd MAW’s readiness and flexibility to conduct missions. 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 MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

A U.S. Marine Corps AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) with Marine Air Support Squadron 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, is staged in support of exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 27, 2023. The AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR is a ground-based air radar system which increases 3rd MAW’s combat power and lethality through superior air surveillance. 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 MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

A U.S. Marine Corps AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) with Marine Air Support Squadron 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, is staged in support of exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 27, 2023. The AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR is a ground-based air radar system which increases 3rd MAW’s combat power and lethality through superior air surveillance. 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 MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Robert Morrissey, a radar chief with Marine Air Support Squadron 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, sets up an AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) for a Multifunction Air Operations Center in support of exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 27, 2023. The AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR is a ground-based air radar system which increases 3rd MAW’s combat power and lethality through superior air surveillance. 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 MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Robert Morrissey, a radar chief with Marine Air Support Squadron 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, sets up an AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) for a Multifunction Air Operations Center in support of exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 27, 2023. The AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR is a ground-based air radar system which increases 3rd MAW’s combat power and lethality through superior air surveillance. 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 MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, set up the Multifunction Air Operations Center in support of exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 27, 2023. The MAOC provides operational command as well as air surveillance that demonstrates 3rd MAW’s readiness and flexibility to conduct missions. 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 MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, set up the Multifunction Air Operations Center in support of exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 27, 2023. The MAOC provides operational command as well as air surveillance that demonstrates 3rd MAW’s readiness and flexibility to conduct missions. 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 MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, brace as a CH-53 Super Stallion approaches for loading during a helicopter support team exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 7, 2023. The HST exercise was conducted to refine key skills for pilots and landing support Marines in sling loading operations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force in ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan K. Maldonado)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, brace as a CH-53 Super Stallion approaches for loading during a helicopter support team exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 7, 2023. The HST exercise was conducted to refine key skills for pilots and landing support Marines in sling loading operations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force in ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan K. Maldonado)

Photo by Cpl. Juan Maldonado