374 OSS responds to runway closure with rapid contingency landings

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Steven Ruiz Garcia, left, and Master Sgt. Michael Villamor, 374th Operations Support Squadron landing zone safety officers, coordinate runway operations with the air traffic control tower at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 8, 2025. LZSOs 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
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NIKON D5

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70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

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5

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1/640

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100

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