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Marines check a MCWS-X satellite during the annual division communications competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 18, 2025.
250618-M-HW569-1035.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Earik Barton

Jul 1, 2025
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Claudelson Auguste, front, a satellite transmissions system operator, and Cpl. Owen Kim, a digital wideband systems maintainer, both with Headquarters and Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, check a MCWS-X satellite during the annual division communications competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 18, 2025. The competition brought together communications Marines from across the division to evaluate their technical expertise and application of communications gear and principles. Auguste is a native of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Kim is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton)


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