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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Joel Malkin a platoon commander with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division speaks to a role player during a tactical recovery aircraft personnel exercise as a part of Steel Knight 16 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Joel Malkin a platoon commander with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division speaks to a role player during a tactical recovery aircraft personnel exercise as a part of Steel Knight 16 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Jones, a squad leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division speaks to an enemy role player in a tactical recovery aircraft personnel exercise as a part of Steel Knight 16 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Jones, a squad leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division speaks to an enemy role player in a tactical recovery aircraft personnel exercise as a part of Steel Knight 16 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Jones, a squad leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division searches an enemy role player during a tactical recovery aircraft personnel exercise as a part of Steel Knight 16 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Jones, a squad leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division searches an enemy role player during a tactical recovery aircraft personnel exercise as a part of Steel Knight 16 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Navy Hospitalman Michael Fleeman, a corpsmen with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division aids a downed pilot during a tactical recovery aircraft personnel exercise as a part of Steel Knight 16 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Navy Hospitalman Michael Fleeman, a corpsmen with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division aids a downed pilot during a tactical recovery aircraft personnel exercise as a part of Steel Knight 16 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division await aircraft extraction during a tactical recovery aircraft personnel exercise as a part of Steel Knight 16 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division await aircraft extraction during a tactical recovery aircraft personnel exercise as a part of Steel Knight 16 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division await aircraft extraction via MV-22B Osprey to land during a tactical recovery aircraft personnel exercise as a part of Steel Knight 16 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division await aircraft extraction via MV-22B Osprey to land during a tactical recovery aircraft personnel exercise as a part of Steel Knight 16 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division await aircraft extraction via MV-22B Osprey to land during a tactical recovery aircraft personnel exercise as a part of Steel Knight 2016 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division await aircraft extraction via MV-22B Osprey to land during a tactical recovery aircraft personnel exercise as a part of Steel Knight 2016 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Headquarters Company, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division aid a simulated casualty as a part of a tactical recovery aircraft personnel mission in support of Steel Knight 16 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 12, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Headquarters Company, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division aid a simulated casualty as a part of a tactical recovery aircraft personnel mission in support of Steel Knight 16 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 12, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division provide security during a tactical recovery aircraft personnel exercise as a part of Steel Knight 16 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division provide security during a tactical recovery aircraft personnel exercise as a part of Steel Knight 16 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kenneth Kassner, 5th Marine Regiment commanding officer, conducts a rehearsal of concept drill during Steel Knight 2016 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force.(U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kenneth Kassner, 5th Marine Regiment commanding officer, conducts a rehearsal of concept drill during Steel Knight 2016 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force.(U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kenneth Kassner, 5th Marine Regiment commanding officer, conducts a rehearsal of concept drill during Steel Knight 2016 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kenneth Kassner, 5th Marine Regiment commanding officer, conducts a rehearsal of concept drill during Steel Knight 2016 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David Berger, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, evaluates a rehearsal of concept drill during Steel Knight 2016 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David Berger, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, evaluates a rehearsal of concept drill during Steel Knight 2016 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Brandon Currie, left, a company commander with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division briefs Col. Kenneth Kassner, right, the commanding officer of 5th Marine Regiment, during Steel Knight 2016 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Brandon Currie, left, a company commander with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division briefs Col. Kenneth Kassner, right, the commanding officer of 5th Marine Regiment, during Steel Knight 2016 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David Berger, 1st Marine Expedtionary Force commanding general, evaluates a rehearsal of concept drill during Steel Knight 16 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David Berger, 1st Marine Expedtionary Force commanding general, evaluates a rehearsal of concept drill during Steel Knight 16 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David Berger, 1st Marine Expedtionary Force commanding general, evaluates a rehearsal of concept drill during Steel Knight 2016 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David Berger, 1st Marine Expedtionary Force commanding general, evaluates a rehearsal of concept drill during Steel Knight 2016 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Nicholas Allen, right, a company commander with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, briefs Col. Kenneth Kassner, left, the commanding officer of 5th Marine Regiment, during Steel Knight 2016 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Nicholas Allen, right, a company commander with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, briefs Col. Kenneth Kassner, left, the commanding officer of 5th Marine Regiment, during Steel Knight 2016 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Sungwook Kim, left, 5th Marine Regiment intelligence officer, briefs Lt. Gen. David Berger, far right, commanding general of 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, during Steel Knight 16 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Sungwook Kim, left, 5th Marine Regiment intelligence officer, briefs Lt. Gen. David Berger, far right, commanding general of 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, during Steel Knight 16 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015. Steel Knight is an annual field training exercise that enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photograph by ( Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote)/RELEASED)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

John Tey, center, a U.S. Marine infantryman with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands at attention while two of his mentors salute their commander before Tey's promotion at his ceremony during Certification Exercise, Dec. 3, 2015. Corporal is the first noncommissioned officer rank in the Marine Corps, and comes with increased authority as well as increased responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paris Capers/RELEASED)

John Tey, center, a U.S. Marine infantryman with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands at attention while two of his mentors salute their commander before Tey's promotion at his ceremony during Certification Exercise, Dec. 3, 2015. Corporal is the first noncommissioned officer rank in the Marine Corps, and comes with increased authority as well as increased responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paris Capers/RELEASED)

Photo by Sgt. Paris Capers

Staff Sgt. Evan Eldridge provides watch for his team as they prepare to board an MV-22B Osprey during the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel portion of the battalion’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenynine Palms, California, Dec. 3, 2015. TRAP’s placement in a MCCRE is meant to evaluate Marines on this mission set which is performed for the specific purpose of the recovery of personnel, equipment, and/or aircraft by the insertion of a TRAP force. Staff Sgt. Eldridge is a platoon sergeant with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.

Staff Sgt. Evan Eldridge provides watch for his team as they prepare to board an MV-22B Osprey during the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel portion of the battalion’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenynine Palms, California, Dec. 3, 2015. TRAP’s placement in a MCCRE is meant to evaluate Marines on this mission set which is performed for the specific purpose of the recovery of personnel, equipment, and/or aircraft by the insertion of a TRAP force. Staff Sgt. Eldridge is a platoon sergeant with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Devan Gowans

Marines and Sailors with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, pose for a photo atop of the USS Mississippi, a Virginia Class Block 5 submarine aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 17, 2015. Company A toured the ship as part of a one-day Special Operations Forces capabilities training event, where they learned about lock-out submarine insertions.

Marines and Sailors with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, pose for a photo atop of the USS Mississippi, a Virginia Class Block 5 submarine aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 17, 2015. Company A toured the ship as part of a one-day Special Operations Forces capabilities training event, where they learned about lock-out submarine insertions.

Photo by Sgt. Tony Simmons

1st Marine Division