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May 25, 2021

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, suppress targets on a company battle course on range G-36, Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 23, 2021. Echo Company was the first company to execute the battle course as a night live-fire event. The event is the culmination of their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation, certifying the unit as an apex battalion.

CAMERA

Canon EOS-1D X Mark II

LENS

EF50mm f/1.4 USM

APERTURE

2

SHUTTERSPEED

1/60

ISO

6400

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS-1D X Mark II

LENS

EF50mm f/1.4 USM

APERTURE

2

SHUTTERSPEED

1/60

ISO

6400