Kings of Air and Ground: 81st ERQS conducts dirt takeoffs and landings

U.S. Air Force Capt. Rose Porras, a pilot assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron radios an HC-130J Combat King II at Grand Bara, Djibouti, July 2, 2023. The 81st ERQS is able to rapidly deploy to execute recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory, exploiting airpower’s attributes of speed, range, precision, tempo, lethality, and adaptability to create right time, right place effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath
VIRIN: 230702-F-TO545-1216.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D850

LENS

70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

8

SHUTTERSPEED

1/100

ISO

80

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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