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School of Infantry - West
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California

Feb 26, 2025

The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, awards GySgt. Frederick M. Padilla Jr., a Marine Combat Instructor with the School of Infantry West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for being the Marine Combat Instructor of the Year during the CMC Combined Awards Program at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, Jan. 29, 2025. The CMC Combined Awards Program recognized outstanding performance by Recruiters, Prior Service Recruiters, Drill Instructors, Marine Combat Instructors, Marine Security Guards, and Career Retention Specialists. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Barker)

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Canon EOS R

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RF28-70mm F2 L USM

APERTURE

35/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/320

ISO

1250

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R

LENS

RF28-70mm F2 L USM

APERTURE

35/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/320

ISO

1250

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