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Video by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine
Steel Knight 25 B-Roll: Aces arrive at San Clemente Island
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Dec. 4, 2025 | 2:53
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Sailors with Assault Craft Unit 5, Naval Beach Group 1, off-load vehicles from landing craft, air cushion before establishing an expeditionary aviation node on San Clemente Island, California, during Steel Knight 25, Dec. 3, 2025.​ The SCI node enables 3rd MAW to sustain distributed aviation operations by extending aviation reach and enabling rapid, repeatable, forward sustainment across multiple distributed locations. ​Steel Knight is an annual exercise that strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps team's ability to respond forward, integrate across domains, and sustain Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness. ​(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine)
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