First to fight: Lethal, light

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mauricio Town, Detachment 1, 4th Combat Training Squadron Joint Terminal Attack Controller field instructor, packs his parachute into a bag after conducting a static-line airborne insertion at Alzey Dropzone, Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Germany, Sept. 30, 2020. Airborne insertion is used to quickly get into an austere location to establish an airhead for further operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer
VIRIN: 200930-F-EQ901-1676.JPG
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NIKON D5

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70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

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28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/2000

ISO

100

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