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36th EAS members honor fallen Airman during Operation Christmas Drop

Maj. Chelsie Jones, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, communicates with aircrew over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, callsign SANTA 67, was the last mission flight of the OCD 2022 and carried 9 bundles totaling more than 3,300 pounds of cargo to Fananu and Nomwin atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

PHOTO BY: Yasuo Osakabe
VIRIN: 221209-F-PM645-0005.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D5

LENS

70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

9

SHUTTERSPEED

1/320

ISO

640

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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