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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Chad T. Fitzgerald, right, the commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, awards the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Sgt. Hayden Gowin, a combat engineer with MWSS-372, during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Fitzgerald is a native of Pennsylvania, and Gowin is a native of New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

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Aug 20, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Chad T. Fitzgerald, right, the commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, awards the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Sgt. Hayden Gowin, a combat engineer with MWSS-372, during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Fitzgerald is a native of Pennsylvania, and Gowin is a native of New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

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EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

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1/8000

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400

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