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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, delivers five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundles filled with critical supplies as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 to the island of Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 55 remote Micronesian islands like Woleai, impacting approximately 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore
VIRIN: 191210-F-GA541-0492.JPG
FULL SIZE: 5.19 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON D810

LENS

70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

13

SHUTTERSPEED

1/250

ISO

320

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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