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Apr 6, 2026

U.S. Sailors with San-Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17) place chocks and chains on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), during flight operations, aboard San Antonio while underway in the Caribbean Sea, March 28, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

EF50mm f/1.2L USM

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/400

ISO

320

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

EF50mm f/1.2L USM

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/400

ISO

320

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