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Apr 16, 2026

Friends and families of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, wait for their loved ones to arrive at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 7, 2026. A detachment of Marines with VMGR-252 returned from a 6-month deployment in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Octavius Jordan)

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Canon EOS R

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RF24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM

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13

SHUTTERSPEED

1/500

ISO

1600

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R

LENS

RF24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

13

SHUTTERSPEED

1/500

ISO

1600

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