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Dec 4, 2023

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hunter Young, left, and Sgt. Peter Montalvo, both radio operators with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, perform a communications check for a simulated embassy reinforcement during a mission rehearsal exercise as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 29, 2023. Steel Knight maintains and sharpens I Marine Expeditionary Force as America’s expeditionary force in readiness – organized, trained and equipped to respond to any crisis, anytime, anywhere. This exercise will certify 5th Marines to be forward-postured in Australia as Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, a six-month deployment during which Marines train with Australian allies and facilitate rapid response to crises and contingencies. Young is a native of DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Montalvo is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

160

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

160