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Operation Northern Cactus

Staff Sgt. Samir Almonte, a crew chief assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, and Cpl. Antonio Salazar, a plane captain assigned to VMFA-311, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California, conducts pre-flight checks before take-off during Operation Northern Cactus a joint training exercise at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Michigan, August 21, 2024. Northern Cactus is an annual training event that takes members of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to an austere environment to participate in a simulated deployment exercise. (Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt. Derek Davis)

PHOTO BY: Tech Sgt. Derek Davis
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CAMERA

NIKON D5

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

45/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/2500

ISO

200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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