Jun 5, 2025

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, prepare for flight in an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, MRF-D during Exercise Southern Jackaroo at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia, May 28, 2025. Southern Jackaroo is an annual exercise held between the U.S. Marine Corps, Australian Defence Force, and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force designed to enhance interoperability and combined readiness with Allies and partners. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and allies and partners and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angelina Sara)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF28-70mm F2 L USM

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/500

ISO

3200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF28-70mm F2 L USM

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/500

ISO

3200

 
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