250826-Z-JU667-1097

A loadmaster from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing supervises as a boat package is deployed into the Caribbean Sea from a C-130J Super Hercules in the skies over St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Aug. 26, 2025 as part of Emerald Warrior 25.2, a large-scale special operations exercise being staged in multiple locations by Air Force Special Operations Command. St. Croix provides an ideal environment for testing the littoral and maritime capabilities of the wing’s special tactics Airmen, simulating many of the geographic features they may encounter when deployed around the world to project air power in unfamiliar or contested environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

PHOTO BY: Phil Speck

VIRIN: 250826-Z-JU667-1097.JPG

FULL SIZE: 2.26 MB

Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON D750

LENS

14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/250

ISO

5000

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