Apr 22, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion pilots assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepare for takeoff from Landing Zone Hawkeye as part of Assault Support Tactics 2 during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-25 near Welton, Arizona April 16, 2025. AST-2 is a daytime, force-on-force event which affords prospective weapons and tactics instructors the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a company-reinforced air assault while integrating the six functions of Marine Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Fabian Ortiz)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

6/10

ISO

640

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

6/10

ISO

640

 
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