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Aug 26, 2025

A U.S. Marine with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), slides down a fast rope while conducting fast rope drills out of an MV-22 Osprey aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), while in port at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Aug. 22, 2025. Marines with the 22nd MEU(SOC) conducted fast rope drills to enhance readiness in support of their regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tanner Bernat)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R6

LENS

RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM

APERTURE

4

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R6

LENS

RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM

APERTURE

4

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

100

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