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Bat blasting

Crew chiefs from the Iowa Air National Guard deice a U.S. Air Force KC-135 with a giant bat tail flash, assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing on an icy ramp in Sioux City, Iowa on January 6, 2023. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

PHOTO BY: SMSgt. Vincent De Groot
VIRIN: 230106-Z-KZ880-0035.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D750

LENS

28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6

APERTURE

63/10

SHUTTERSPEED

10/8000

ISO

320

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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