Lightning Preps

Crew chiefs and maintainers assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing meet before launching a fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the wing at the Vermont Air National Guard Base in South Burlington, Vt., May 2, 2022. The aircraft departed to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to continue NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing mission along the Eastern Flank.

PHOTO BY: Air Force Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri
VIRIN: 220502-Z-RJ808-0005A.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D6

LENS

VR 70-200mm f/2.8E

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/100

ISO

3200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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