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Marines


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Imagery taken by MARFORRES COMMSTRAT

Jan 18, 2022

A Marine Combat Engineer sets off a satchel charge that blasts a Japanese defensive position on Iwo To, Japan, during the Battle of Iwo Jima, Feb. 25, 1945. Many of these positions had to be destroyed to prevent the enemy from returning to their shelters and open fire on the Marine flanks.

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IQ280

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1.0 mm f/1.0

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N/A

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161481/2422214

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50

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

IQ280

LENS

1.0 mm f/1.0

APERTURE

N/A

SHUTTERSPEED

161481/2422214

ISO

50