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Apr 4, 2025

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd MEU, prepare to load an MV-22B Osprey during flight line operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, March 27, 2025. Elements of the 22nd MEU conducted preliminary operations aboard the USS Iwo Jima to prepare for subsequent, larger-scale exercises with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG) and 22nd MEU, enhancing the combined force's interoperability and warfighting effectiveness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tanner Bernat)

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Canon EOS R6

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RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM

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63/10

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1/200

ISO

100

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R6

LENS

RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM

APERTURE

63/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

100

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