315th Airlift Wing Flare Drop

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Charleston deploys flares as part of a training event over the Atlantic Ocean in a military operating area outside Charleston, S.C., June 5, 2021. The C-17 is capable of rapidly and strategically delivering troops and all types of cargo to MOAs or forward-operating bases in deployment areas. The C-17 can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions as well as transport litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris Hibben)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Chris Hibben
VIRIN: 210605-F-PS957-9024.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D5

LENS

60.0-600.0 mm f/4.5-6.3

APERTURE

16

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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