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ACE Missile Preparation

Colorado Air National members from the 140th Maintenance Group, 140th Wing, prepare to load a missile onto the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during an Agile Combat Employment exercise, Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, July 28, 2020. This ACE wartime scenario is designed to train maintenance, fuels and security forces personnel to deploy with equipment to a simulated remote airstrip in order to rearm F-16s, and then quickly depart. The ACE exercise aims to increase the operational wartime readiness in order to create a more flexible and adaptable air force while increasing lethality in combat. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer)

PHOTO BY: Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer
VIRIN: 200728-Z-QD622-1531.JPG
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NIKON D610

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

18

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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