U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus/Released 260307-M-UQ888-1057.JPG
Mar 9, 2026
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ciro ArmendarizQuintana, a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stands at a shooting point with an FIM-92E Stinger Missile weapon as he located a simulated hostile counter-Unmanned Aircraft System drone with Sgt. Matthew Blake, a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to the 3rd LAAD, as his assistant gunner for an OP6 Stinger live-fire exercise during ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) near Fort Greely, Alaska, March 7, 2026. AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus)
CAMERA
Canon EOS R6m2
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RF28-70mm F2 L USM
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22
SHUTTERSPEED
1/100
ISO
400
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