HC-130J open water rescue training

A 39th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II aircraft flies over Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, during routine training mission Jan. 8, 2023. The 39th RQS operates the HC-130J, the U.S. Air Force's only dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform. Its capabilities lend itself to a multitude of missions by supporting airdrop, airland, helicopter air-to-air refueling and forward-area ground refueling missions, humanitarian aid operations, disaster response, security cooperation/aviation advisory, emergency aeromedical evacuation and noncombatant evacuation operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lauren M. Snyder)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Lauren M. Snyder
VIRIN: 221105-F-VI447-0056.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON Z 6

LENS

NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR

APERTURE

16

SHUTTERSPEED

1/1000

ISO

1250

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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