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Video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Childs

Steel Knight 23: F/A-18 Hornets Takeoff for Maritime Strike

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

Dec. 12, 2022 | 3:11

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), takeoff from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California to execute a maritime strike during Exercise Steel Knight on Dec. 12, 2022. MAG-11 utilizes fourth and fifth generation strike fighters to enhance the capacity and capability for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force in an ever-evolving operational environment. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Childs)