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Chris Barnett, left, president of the Air Rescue Association, presents the 2023 Air Rescue Association Richard T. Kight Award for the Most Outstanding Contribution to the Overall Rescue Mission to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Caranda Gerke, a non-commissioned officer in charge of weapons and tactics assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron from Aviano Air Base, Italy, at the 2023 Air Rescue Awards Gala in Las Vegas, Nevada, Sept. 23, 2023. Staff Sgt. Gerke is credited with saving six lives with various injuries from inaccessible topography. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

PHOTO BY: Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan
VIRIN: 230923-F-OA359-1024.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON Z 6

LENS

NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S

APERTURE

63/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/100

ISO

2500

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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