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173rd Fighter Wing commemorates Native American Heritage, culture of service

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Holster, a 173rd Fighter Wing dedicated crew chief and a member of the Choctaw Nation, explains how he commissioned nose art in memory of the first Choctaw code talkers, dating to WWI, November 6, 2022, at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The 173rd FW commemorated American Indian Heritage Month and featured a tour of the base and a ceremony in conjunction with the Klamath Tribes. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

PHOTO BY: Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson
VIRIN: 221106-Z-NJ935-0011.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON Z 6

LENS

NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/100

ISO

2500

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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