Into the Wild Blue Yonder

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William Smith, Heavy Airlift Wing loadmaster, straps himself into a harness inside a C-17 Globemaster III before jumping into the Adriatic Sea to perform a rescue mission exercise, July 27, 2023. The 57th Rescue Squadron leads, organizes, trains, and equips Guardian Angel weapons system and combat support teams to conduct day and night personnel recovery operations in combat, as well as providing combatant commanders with options to report, locate, recover and reintegrate isolated personnel.

PHOTO BY: Airman 1st Class Zachary Jakel
VIRIN: 130424-F-ZJ681-2015.JPG
FULL SIZE: 10 MB
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CAMERA

NIKON D800

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/250

ISO

4000

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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