374 OSS responds to runway closure with rapid contingency landings

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 374th Operations Support Squadron and 36th Airlift Squadron, prepare to facilitate the landing of a C-130J Super Hercules on Foxtrot Taxiway at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 8, 2025. Landing zone safety officers from the 374th Operations Support Squadron rapidly responded to a real-world runway closure by standing up an alternate location on Yokota’s airfield as a contingency landing zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler
VIRIN: 250408-F-ID959-2023.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D5

LENS

70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

45/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/800

ISO

80

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