251031-F-GL460-1468

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jayson Shaffer, 480th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew chief, and Senior Airman Grace Renaud, 480th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew member, guide an AIM-120 missile to an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a loading competition at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 31, 2025. The missile was one of three weapons crews had to load onto the aircraft in order to complete the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gretchen McCarty)

PHOTO BY: Airman 1st Class Gretchen McCarty
VIRIN: 251031-F-GL460-1468.JPG
FULL SIZE: 3.29 MB
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CAMERA

NIKON Z 8

LENS

NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

APERTURE

35/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

800

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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