A Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), awaits aircraft refueling at a forward arming and refueling point during exercise Steel Knight 23 at Red Beach on Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 3, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

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