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2D MAW Photos

Dec 14, 2022

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Lawrence Reeve Jr. (left), a maintenance chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, and Lt. Col. Ralph Tompkins, commanding officer of HMLA-269, stand at attention during a deactivation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Dec. 9, 2022. HMLA-269 deactivated in accordance with Force Design 2030 after 51 years of service. HMLA-269 was 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. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

8

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

8

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

200

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing