1
00:00:05,491 --> 00:00:08,658
(explosives detonate)

2
00:00:12,577 --> 00:00:14,150
(artillery fires)

3
00:00:14,150 --> 00:00:16,332
(dramatic music playing)
(soldier shouting)

4
00:00:16,332 --> 00:00:18,742
(helicopter rotors whirring)

5
00:00:18,742 --> 00:00:22,020
(rocket launches)

6
00:00:22,020 --> 00:00:23,840
- Steel Knight in years past, I mean this,

7
00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:27,083
as you know, this is a
longstanding division exercise.

8
00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:31,603
It's traditionally been
focused on kinda land domain.

9
00:00:35,230 --> 00:00:37,240
- What we're trying to do here is

10
00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,760
not only show ourselves that
we can operate on this level,

11
00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:41,380
but show the rest of the
world that we can operate

12
00:00:41,380 --> 00:00:42,213
on this level.

13
00:00:47,545 --> 00:00:50,378
(artillery fires)

14
00:00:51,213 --> 00:00:54,296
(car engine running)

15
00:01:01,970 --> 00:01:03,820
- This year is gonna be much more focused

16
00:01:03,820 --> 00:01:05,700
on the maritime component

17
00:01:05,700 --> 00:01:08,343
and really our contributions
to support the fleet.

18
00:01:10,915 --> 00:01:13,650
I mean, this is probably the
first time we've had the degree

19
00:01:13,650 --> 00:01:16,454
of navy participation in this exercise.

20
00:01:16,454 --> 00:01:19,621
(helicopter whirring)

21
00:01:32,610 --> 00:01:35,490
This is our once-a-year
opportunity to do something

22
00:01:35,490 --> 00:01:39,320
at scale that focuses on our ability to,

23
00:01:39,320 --> 00:01:41,893
to respond to contingency or crisis.

24
00:01:51,470 --> 00:01:54,240
- It's about the marines
starting to learn how to

25
00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,150
not just survive but thrive
in austere environments.

26
00:01:57,150 --> 00:01:58,749
So when we talked expeditionary,

27
00:01:58,749 --> 00:02:00,600
this was an opportunity for Marines to

28
00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,730
truly live expeditionary

29
00:02:02,730 --> 00:02:05,520
and start to figure out
how they'll continue to

30
00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,330
not just conduct the current operations

31
00:02:08,330 --> 00:02:10,180
but the future operations
that will be required

32
00:02:10,180 --> 00:02:12,203
of them in an expeditionary manner.