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Feb 27, 2026

U.S. Marines and sailors assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, pose for a photo as they prepare to debark amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 at Chuk Samet in the Gulf of Thailand, Feb. 22, 2026. Cobra Gold is the Indo-Pacific’s largest annual military exercise in mainland Asia, co-hosted by the U.S. and Thailand. The exercise brings together participants from multiple nations for military training and humanitarian projects that strengthen regional partnerships and demonstrate U.S. commitment to Indo-Pacific security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian Knowles)

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DC-S5M2

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VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8/70-200 ASPH.

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

640

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

DC-S5M2

LENS

VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8/70-200 ASPH.

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

640

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific