U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Erasmo Cardenas, middle, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division embraces Sgt. Linda Hernandez, right, a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Planning Specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Sail 250, during a promotion ceremony in Times Square, New York, July 2, 2026. For 250 years, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps stood watch – constant, unabated in mission, faithfully preventing crisis and resolute in defending America’s independence. INR 250 honors the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard’s enduring role on, under, and above the seas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Claassen)
| Date Taken: | 07.03.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.06.2026 08:44 |
| Photo ID: | 9793533 |
| VIRIN: | 260703-M-UC992-1048 |
| Resolution: | 8192x5464 |
| Size: | 11.49 MB |
| Location: | NEW YORK, US |
| Web Views: | 3 |
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