250829-Z-JU667-2404

A U.S. Air Force special tactics Airman from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing provides landing zone control for Mississippi Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk during a mass casualty exercise at the Virgin Islands Air National Guard Station in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands, Aug. 29, 2025 as part of Emerald Warrior 25.2, a large-scale special operations exercise staged in multiple locations by Air Force Special Operations Command. The wing’s pararescuemen provided medical treatment to the victims of a simulated factory explosion before moving them to the Black Hawk for evacuation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

PHOTO BY: Phil Speck

VIRIN: 250829-Z-JU667-2404.JPG

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Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON D750

LENS

70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

100

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