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260128-F-BO786-1022

U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft prepare to depart after Winter Storm Fern at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 28, 2026. The 7th Civil Engineer Squadron prepared to open the airfield for C-130J operations days in advance without organic snow removal equipment. The 7th CES relied on a loader fitted with a box blade, one excavator, one backhoe and two rented ten-foot road construction sweepers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Jade Caldwell
VIRIN: 260128-F-BO786-1022.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON Z6_3

LENS

NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S

APERTURE

14

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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