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Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton

Jun 4, 2024

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Daniel L. Cheever, Commander, Naval Air Forces, prepares for flight in a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2024. Cheever and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, commanding general of 3rd MAW, flew AH-1Z Viper helicopters with HMLA-169 pilots to showcase the combat capabilities of 3rd MAW, the Marine Corps’ largest aircraft wing. Cheever, known as the “Air Boss,” is the Type Commander of all naval aviation units. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

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RF24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM

APERTURE

71/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM

APERTURE

71/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

100

Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton