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221025-Z-NQ177-3012

A KC-135 aircraft takes off from the 171st Air Refueling Wing, an Air National Guard unit near Pittsburgh Pa., Oct. 25, 2022. The aircraft was supporting Operation Nobel Defender, a long-planned NORAD exercise that validates the command’s capability to defend Canada and the United States from every avenue of approach. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Monk)

PHOTO BY: Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Monk
VIRIN: 221025-Z-NQ177-3012.JPG
FULL SIZE: 3.38 MB
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CAMERA

NIKON D810

LENS

200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6

APERTURE

9

SHUTTERSPEED

1/640

ISO

125

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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