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Dec 14, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nguyen Vu, left, a power line mechanic with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist’s Mate Adama Ceesay, center, with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin Barrios Palafox, right, a fixed wing aircraft safety mechanic with VMGR-152, MAG-12, 1st MAW, raise their right hands for the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 26, 2025. The naturalization ceremony was held to acknowledge military service members’ accomplishment of becoming United States citizens. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett)

CAMERA

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

LENS

EF85mm f/1.8 USM

APERTURE

35/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

640

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

LENS

EF85mm f/1.8 USM

APERTURE

35/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

640