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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin Lewis/Released 140513-M-QZ288-181.JPG
Mar 12, 2026
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. John P. Nichol, a student replacement pilot with Marine Assault Training Squadron (VMAT) 203, conducts a vertical landing with a TAV8-B Harrier Aircraft during Operation Angry Birds over Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., May 13, 2014. VMAT-203 conducted the operation to provide flight time to students becoming certified harrier pilots. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis/Released)
CAMERA
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
LENS
EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
APERTURE
20
SHUTTERSPEED
1/500
ISO
1600
No camera details available.
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