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KC-46 refuels Navy aircraft during ‘Coronet’ missions

Major Tim Bexten, 344th Air Refueling Squadron assistant director of operations, performs a pre-flight check on a KC-46A Pegasus in preparation for the aircraft’s first “Coronet” mission, where it provided aerial refueling support to several F/A-18 Hornets returning to their home station of Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., Aug. 21, 2020, after participating in Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field, Wisc. The KC-46A and its crew are based out of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shannon Moorehead)

PHOTO BY: Airman 1st Class Shannon Moorehead
VIRIN: 200821-F-HF074-1012.JPG
FULL SIZE: 1.62 MB
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CAMERA

NIKON D750

LENS

70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/500

ISO

800

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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