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Sep 24, 2025

Infantería de Marina de la Armada de la República Argentina (Argentine marines) Cabo Primero Francisco Sosa, fires an M4 carbine during a precision fires range for exercise UNITAS 2025 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 19, 2025. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This year marks the 66th iteration of the world’s longest running annual multinational maritime exercise. The exercise trains forces in joint maritime operations that enhance tactical proficiency and increase interoperability with the presence of unmanned air, surface and submarine systems. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Lance Cpl. Hunter J. Kuester)

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Canon EOS R5

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RF28-70mm F2 L USM

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2

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1/5000

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100

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF28-70mm F2 L USM

APERTURE

2

SHUTTERSPEED

1/5000

ISO

100

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