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2D MAW Photos

Sep 2, 2022

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Philip Cortellucci, an AV-8B Harrier II jet pilot with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, flies an AV-8B Harrier II jet over Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2022. AV-8B Harrier II jets assigned to VMA-223 were loaded with AIM-120A missiles and ADM-141A Tactical Air-Launched Decoys for the pilots to practice air-to-air combat. VMA-223 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

CAMERA

Canon EOS-1D X

LENS

EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2x III

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/400

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS-1D X

LENS

EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2x III

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/400

ISO

100

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing