Official websites use .mil
Secure .mil websites use HTTPS
Senior Airman Frank Santos, 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron mission generation vehicular equipment maintainer, represents his Chamorro heritage by posing with a rendition of the Guam national flag and showing his Micronesian styled tribal tattoo during a photoshoot for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 16, 2022. Santos hails from Agat, Guam and has Chamorro ancestry. The patterns incorporated into Santos’ tattoo includes latte stones, sling stones, coconut weaving and the Guam Seal. Latte stones are only found in the Mariana Islands and hold a high significance to the Chamorro people. Latte Stones have been dated to be as old as the Mayan Pyramids. Slingstones, called “acho atuput”, were the weapon of choice for Chamorro warriors in battle. The significance of the stone is so high to the Chamorro people that the slingstone is represented on Guam’s national flag as the border for the Guam Seal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)
CAMERA
ILCE-7M4
LENS
24-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Art 019
APERTURE
11
SHUTTERSPEED
1/200
ISO
2000
No camera details available.
This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.