A Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepares to takeoff from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California to execute a maritime strike during Exercise Steel Knight on Dec. 12, 2022. MAG-11 utilizes fourth and fifth generation strike fighters to conduct sea denial operations in a contested maritime environment. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

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Keywords: /-18, 3rd, knight, marines, maw, mef, steel, usmc