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May 20, 2025

A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, simulates jumping out of a helicopter during a simulated helocast training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 20, 2025. The purpose of a helocast is to enhance airborne techniques and enables Marines to insert personnel into a body of water from an aircraft. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, and provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins)

CAMERA

Canon EOS Rebel T8i

LENS

EF-S18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

APERTURE

16

SHUTTERSPEED

1/250

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS Rebel T8i

LENS

EF-S18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

APERTURE

16

SHUTTERSPEED

1/250

ISO

100