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2D MAW Photos

Sep 22, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Damion Silva, from Montana, a logistics specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, watches a CH-53K King Stallion aircraft lift a 420E backhoe loader during exercise UNITAS 2025 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Sept. 18, 2025. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This marks the 66th iteration of the world’s longest running annual multinational maritime exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R

LENS

RF24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

4

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R

LENS

RF24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

4

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

100

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing