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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

Lance Cpl. Travis DeShazo, a rifleman assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, throws a Raven unmanned aerial system to establish the location of notional enemy units aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, California, Dec. 10, 2015. The Marines employed the Raven UAS as part of Steel Knight to gain a better understanding of it and develop a higher proficiency of what it takes to operate as a more effective as the ground combat element of the I Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/RELEASED)

Lance Cpl. Travis DeShazo, a rifleman assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, throws a Raven unmanned aerial system to establish the location of notional enemy units aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, California, Dec. 10, 2015. The Marines employed the Raven UAS as part of Steel Knight to gain a better understanding of it and develop a higher proficiency of what it takes to operate as a more effective as the ground combat element of the I Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/RELEASED)

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Nicky, a military working dog and Lance Cpl. David Wadleigh, a military working dog handler with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, provide security during a simulated mass casualty drill during Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 12, 2015. Steel Knight prepares Marines and sailors with the 1st Marine Division and adjacent I Marine Expeditionary Force units with the skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/RELEASED)

Nicky, a military working dog and Lance Cpl. David Wadleigh, a military working dog handler with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, provide security during a simulated mass casualty drill during Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 12, 2015. Steel Knight prepares Marines and sailors with the 1st Marine Division and adjacent I Marine Expeditionary Force units with the skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/RELEASED)

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Lance Cpl. David Wadleigh, a military working dog handler and Nicky, a military working dog with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, provide security during a simulated mass casualty drill during Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 12, 2015. Steel Knight prepares Marines and sailors with the 1st Marine Division and adjacent I Marine Expeditionary Force units with the skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/RELEASED)

Lance Cpl. David Wadleigh, a military working dog handler and Nicky, a military working dog with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, provide security during a simulated mass casualty drill during Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 12, 2015. Steel Knight prepares Marines and sailors with the 1st Marine Division and adjacent I Marine Expeditionary Force units with the skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/RELEASED)

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Corporal Jared Royce, a military working dog handler with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, returns from a patrol with his dog, Hugo, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 12, 2015. Steel Knight prepares Marines and sailors with the 1st Marine Division and adjacent I Marine Expeditionary Force units with the skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/RELEASED)

Corporal Jared Royce, a military working dog handler with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, returns from a patrol with his dog, Hugo, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 12, 2015. Steel Knight prepares Marines and sailors with the 1st Marine Division and adjacent I Marine Expeditionary Force units with the skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/RELEASED)

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Hugo, a military working dog assigned to 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, takes his part as a patrol, explosive detection dog for Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Training Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2015. Steel Knight helps provide Marines and sailors with the 1st Marine Division and adjacent I Marine Expeditionary Force units with the skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/RELEASED)

Hugo, a military working dog assigned to 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, takes his part as a patrol, explosive detection dog for Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Training Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2015. Steel Knight helps provide Marines and sailors with the 1st Marine Division and adjacent I Marine Expeditionary Force units with the skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/RELEASED)

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Kaden Jeide (left), Spencer Jeide (center), and Cpl. Matthew Franzoni, stand outside of a shopping center during a “holiday with Heroes” event held in Poway, California, December 10. During the city-funded event, children purchased presents for their families and friends, took holiday photos with Santa, built arts and crafts, and participated in other events throughout the night. Franzoni is a gunner with 1st LAR. (USMC photo by Cpl. Jonathan Boynes)

Kaden Jeide (left), Spencer Jeide (center), and Cpl. Matthew Franzoni, stand outside of a shopping center during a “holiday with Heroes” event held in Poway, California, December 10. During the city-funded event, children purchased presents for their families and friends, took holiday photos with Santa, built arts and crafts, and participated in other events throughout the night. Franzoni is a gunner with 1st LAR. (USMC photo by Cpl. Jonathan Boynes)

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Boynes

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. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Tony Simmons)

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. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Tony Simmons)

Photo by Sgt. Tony Simmons

Lance Cpl. Travis DeShazo, a rifleman assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, assembles a Raven unmanned aerial system to establish the location of notional enemy units aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, California, Dec. 10, 2015. The Marines employed the Raven UAS as part of Steel Knight to gain a better understanding of it and develop a higher proficiency of what it takes to operate as a more effective as the ground combat element of the I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Lance Cpl. Travis DeShazo, a rifleman assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, assembles a Raven unmanned aerial system to establish the location of notional enemy units aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, California, Dec. 10, 2015. The Marines employed the Raven UAS as part of Steel Knight to gain a better understanding of it and develop a higher proficiency of what it takes to operate as a more effective as the ground combat element of the I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Lance Cpl. Travis DeShazo, a rifleman assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepares a computer to control a Raven unmanned aerial system to establish the location of notional enemy units aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, California, Dec. 10, 2015. The Marines employed the Raven UAS as part of Steel Knight to gain a better understanding of it and develop a higher proficiency of what it takes to operate as a more effective as the ground combat element of the I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Lance Cpl. Travis DeShazo, a rifleman assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepares a computer to control a Raven unmanned aerial system to establish the location of notional enemy units aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, California, Dec. 10, 2015. The Marines employed the Raven UAS as part of Steel Knight to gain a better understanding of it and develop a higher proficiency of what it takes to operate as a more effective as the ground combat element of the I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

1st Marine Division