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The rock music group “Final Approach,” part of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific Asia, perform at the 2023 Fussa City Tanabata Festival in Fussa City, Japan, July 8, 2023. The Tanabata festival is also known as the ‘Star Festival’ and was introduced in Japan by Empress Kōken in the year 755. The festival celebrates the meeting of the celestial deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (also known as the stars Vega and Altair) as they are seen close together in the sky once a year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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NIKON D850
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3200
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