Vehicles with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepare for an assault during Steel Knight 17 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 8, 2016. Steel Knight is an annual exercise led by 1st Marine Division that spans the western United States and the California coast. Focusing on ground fires, maneuver warfare tactics and command and control capabilities, this exercise tests Marines and Sailors across a range of environments and against a thinking opposing force which ensures


Vehicles with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepare for an assault during Steel Knight 17 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 8, 2016. Steel Knight is an annual exercise led by 1st Marine Division that spans the western United States and the California coast. Focusing on ground fires, maneuver warfare tactics and command and control capabilities, this exercise tests Marines and Sailors across a range of environments and against a thinking opposing force which ensures that the 1st Marine Division is the Marine Corps' largest, most capable and most lethal combat force in readiness.


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