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Sep 15, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Elise Pauss, a meteorological and oceanographic (METOC) Marine, with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a Mississippi native, carries a fire hose during the 12th annual 9/11 memorial stair climb at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 11, 2025. The 9/11 memorial stair climb's purpose is to honor those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001, attack. Participants ascended a total of 110 floors to replicate the difficulties faced by New York City firefighters during rescue efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Daniel Guerrero)

CAMERA

Canon EOS Rebel SL2

LENS

EF16-35mm f/2.8L III USM

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/500

ISO

160

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS Rebel SL2

LENS

EF16-35mm f/2.8L III USM

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/500

ISO

160