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Nov 13, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Chuck Collins (retired), poses for a photo after completing his 2,000th mile swim as part of the Marine Corps Community Services Devil Fish Program at the Wallace Creek pool on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 30, 2025. Collins, a former naval aviator and executive officer of Marine Corps Air Station New River, credits swimming with preserving his health and promoting lifelong fitness and dedicates the milestone to the Marine Corps for instilling the discipline that carried him through every lap. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erica S. Padgett)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R

LENS

RF28-70mm F2 L USM

APERTURE

45/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

2000

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R

LENS

RF28-70mm F2 L USM

APERTURE

45/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

2000

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