U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla/Released 250828-M-EC903-1210.JPG
Sep 11, 2025
A U.S. Marine with Headquarters & Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, tests a 3D printed PVS-31 mount in a simulated field scenario at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 28, 2025. Marines used a 3D printer to create an attachment that would turn a PVS-14 mount into a PVS-31 mount. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla)
CAMERA
Canon EOS R
LENS
RF24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM
APERTURE
56/10
SHUTTERSPEED
1/50
ISO
100
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