How it’s done: AMXS Communication and Navigation Airmen

Airman 1st Class Keith Steve, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-130 communication and navigation journeyman, works with, A1C Alexis Smith 374th AMXS C-130 communication and navigation journeyman, to install chaff and flare cartridges during routine C-130J Super Hercules maintenance at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2022. Chaff and flare cartridges are considered live munitions and are treated carefully as such. AMXS Airmen conduct a thorough systems check to ensure that no electrical surges or signals exist to potentially cause a misfire during installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey
VIRIN: 220209-F-HU835-1004.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D850

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

4

SHUTTERSPEED

1/400

ISO

64

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