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Jan 10, 2021

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force fast rope out of an U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army at Camp Soumagahara, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, Dec. 8, 2020. Forest Light is an annual bilateral training exercise that strengthens the interoperability and readiness of the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to deter aggression and defeat any threat. This iteration is focused on seizing and defending key maritime terrain as an integrated force in support of naval operations in the defense of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Branden J. Bourque)

CAMERA

Canon EOS-1D X

LENS

EF24-105mm f/4L IS II USM

APERTURE

45/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/800

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS-1D X

LENS

EF24-105mm f/4L IS II USM

APERTURE

45/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/800

ISO

100