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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Wille Matlock, a physical training instructor at the Officer Candidate School, gives a speech before candidates conduct the Montford Point Challenge at OCS on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 5, 2025. Candidates, sergeant instructors, and physical training instructors completed the course in honor of the Montford Point Marines who were the first African Americans to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps and further instilled the corps‘ warfighting mentality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk/Released 250805-M-ML869-1041.JPG

Aug 8, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Wille Matlock, a physical training instructor at the Officer Candidate School, gives a speech before candidates conduct the Montford Point Challenge at OCS on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 5, 2025. Candidates, sergeant instructors, and physical training instructors completed the course in honor of the Montford Point Marines who were the first African Americans to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps and further instilled the corps‘ warfighting mentality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

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Canon EOS R5

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RF28-70mm F2 L USM

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35/10

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1/160

ISO

200

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