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Marines


MCB Camp Pendleton

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

Aug 26, 2025

Patrisha Smith, wife of the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. (ret.) Andrea M. Ruiz, wife of the 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, addresses the audience during a Spouse Town Hall at Blinder Memorial Chapel at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 20, 2025. The town hall was to inform Marines and their spouses to promote engagement with leadership, reinforcing the base's commitment to Marines' families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adrian Estrada)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R6m2

LENS

RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

1000

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R6m2

LENS

RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

1000