Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jasper Ripper (left) and Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Farrell Vazquez, field artillery cannoneer’s with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, guard a gun position during exercise Steel Knight 23, on San Clemente Island, California, Dec. 6, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 1st Marine Division and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing an opportunity to refine Division- and Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. Ripper is a Wynne, Arizona, native and Vasquez is a Hidalgo, Texas, native.

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