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Marines


MCB Camp Pendleton

MCB Pendleton Seal
Oceanside, California
Official U.S. Marine Corps Website

Aug 26, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Kaedon R. Sauls, an Arizona native, stands for a photo after receiving a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his superior performance of his duties as a first responder following a motorcycle accident at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, August 21, 2025. Pfc. Sauls was awarded by Maj. Mark Dougherty, the commanding officer of Recruiting Station Phoenix, and Sgt. Maj. Mauro Anchondo, the sergeant major of Recruiting Station Phoenix, for his immediate response and aid to a motorcycle rider on a remote section of the Interstate 8 highway, July 21, 2025. He safely removed equipment obstructing the rider’s airway, conducted an initial trauma assessment, and assisted with securing the victim onto a backboard and guiding the patient up a steep rescue ladder. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacqueline Akamelu)

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Canon EOS R5

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RF28-70mm F2 L USM

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10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/1250

ISO

1000

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF28-70mm F2 L USM

APERTURE

10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/1250

ISO

1000