551st Flies One Last Time

Lt. Col. Kris Airkens, 551st Special Operations Squadron commander, and Senior Master Sgt. Aaron Drain, 551 SOS senior enlisted leader, salute an AC-130W aircraft as it pulls in after a flight at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 29, 2021. The squadron, a tenant unit of the 492nd Special Operations Wing, has been at Cannon since July 24, 2009, after its reactivation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vernon R. Walter III)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Vernon R. Walter III
VIRIN: 210429-F-LD788-1114.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D750

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

9

SHUTTERSPEED

1/320

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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