Aug 22, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith, the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, addresses the audience during the I Marine Expeditionary Force change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 21, 2025. Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm relinquished command of I MEF to Lt. Gen. Christian F. Wortman during the ceremony, signifying the transfer of command and responsibility of I MEF. I MEF provides combatant commanders a globally responsive, expeditionary, and fully scalable Marine Air-Ground Task Force, capable of generating, deploying, and employing ready forces and formations for crisis response, forward presence, major combat operations, and campaigns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jordan Searls)

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Canon EOS R

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RF800mm F11 IS STM

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11

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1/1600

ISO

800

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R

LENS

RF800mm F11 IS STM

APERTURE

11

SHUTTERSPEED

1/1600

ISO

800

 
I Marine Expeditionary Force