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Dec 18, 2025

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Sean McCormick, top left, a naval aviator, and Lt. Tyler Sost, a weapons system officer, and a native of Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, both with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, Carrier Strike Group 5, pose for a photo in front of a F-18F Super Hornet aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 10, 2025. CVW-5 aircraft and personnel returned to MCAS Iwakuni from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73), where they provided air superiority, all-weather offensive air-to-surface attack capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

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Canon EOS R5

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RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM

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28/10

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1/500

ISO

100

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/500

ISO

100