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2nd Marine Logistics Group
Official U.S. Marine Corps Website

Apr 30, 2026

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Jack Mion, a combat engineer officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, drinks purified water during exercise Aurora 26 in Kvarn, Sweden, April 26, 2026. U.S. Marines use portable, rugged, and energy‑efficient water purification systems to provide safe drinking water in austere or combat environments. U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd MLG are participating in exercise Aurora as part of the larger U.S. Army-led Sword 26 series of linked multinational exercises, which directly supports NATO's Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative concept, validates defense plans, builds a unified lethal force, and strengthens deterrence. Mion is a native of New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Talan Werner)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R

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RF28-70mm F2 L USM

APERTURE

9

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

160

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R

LENS

RF28-70mm F2 L USM

APERTURE

9

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

160