Exercise Steel Knight has served as 1st Marine Division’s culminating event for pre-deployment certification, under I Marine Expeditionary Force, for more than 30 years. It is trainings designed as realistic combat scenarios and more that keep us a step ahead of global adversaries. Steel Knight 23 put Marines to the test to meet challenges they could face in the future. 

In December 2022, Steel Knight taught the warfighter how to functionally work together in the context of a fight in the maritime littorals to gain an advantage over a very challenging adversary. 

The Marines operating the F-35B demonstrated its expeditionary advanced base capabilities through landings and take-offs at an austere airfield and receiving fuel from a forward arming and refueling point set up by Marine Wing Support Squadron 372. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. 

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