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Two structural maintenance technicians apply large orange 8 to C-130 aircraft tail.

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Follen, 302nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance technician, and Master Sgt. Joseph Jennings, 302 MXS aircraft structural maintenance section chief, work together to apply a large orange 8 to the tail of a 302nd Airlift Wing C-130 aircraft Aug. 22, 2021 at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. The number is applied to several areas of an aircraft to signify its aerial firefighting mission capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton
VIRIN: 210822-F-ZJ473-1002.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D850

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/60

ISO

200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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