PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 5, 2022) Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) remotely controls a ship-launched MQ-8C Fire Scout, an unmanned aerial system assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23, during a naval integration event as part of exercise Steel Knight 23, Dec. 5, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined-arms live-fire exercise led by the 1st Marine Division that ensures forces are optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Navy Courtesy Asset)