C-130 dropping potable water on mountain ridge

302nd Airlift Wing Photos

Chaff and flares

A C-130H Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing expends chaff and flares during a training sortie as a part of exercise Ivy Mass 2024, June 13, 2024, in eastern Colorado. Chaff and flares are defensive countermeasures used to confuse enemy radar and heat-seeking missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton
VIRIN: 240613-F-ZJ473-9006.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D850

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

11

SHUTTERSPEED

1/250

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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