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Sep 30, 2023

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a mass formation launch known as “flying the barn,” to honor the squadron’s legacy on the day of its deactivation at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 29, 2023. For more than 50 years, instructor pilots of the VMFAT-101 “SharpShooters” have qualified combat aviators and sent them to operational squadrons worldwide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM

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13

SHUTTERSPEED

1/5000

ISO

640

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

13

SHUTTERSPEED

1/5000

ISO

640