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II Marine Expeditionary Force
Official U.S. Marine Corps Website

Nov 25, 2025

A cake is staged prior to a Marine Corps cake cutting ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov 7, 2025. Each year, a cake cutting ceremony is held to celebrate the illustrious history of the United States Marine Corps and to celebrate all Marines past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Weston Lindstrom.)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

18

SHUTTERSPEED

1/60

ISO

1250

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

18

SHUTTERSPEED

1/60

ISO

1250

 
II Marine Expeditionary Force