Navy Rear Adm. James Kirk, center, the commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, talks to Marine Maj. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, right, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, and a group of Navy and Marine officers during Steel Knight 23 at the Joint Expeditionary Warfighting Lab on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, Dec. 8, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise involving the major subordinate commands of I Marine Expeditionary Force and the Navy’s ESG 3. Steel Knight ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in co


Navy Rear Adm. James Kirk, center, the commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, talks to Marine Maj. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, right, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, and a group of Navy and Marine officers during Steel Knight 23 at the Joint Expeditionary Warfighting Lab on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, Dec. 8, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise involving the major subordinate commands of I Marine Expeditionary Force and the Navy’s ESG 3. Steel Knight ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore.


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