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HC-130J Combat King II first all-female flight

Tech. Sgt. Colleen McGahuey-Ramsey, 71st Rescue Squadron (RQS) loadmaster, looks out the back of an HC-130J Combat King II as it flies over south Georgia Sept. 6, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. This was the first flight for the 71st RQS and the HC-130J Combat King II airframe to be operated by an all female aircrew. The 71st RQS provides rapidly deployable, expeditionary personnel recovery forces for theater commanders for contingency and crisis response operations worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Kaylin P. Hankerson)

PHOTO BY: 2nd Lt. Kaylin P. Hankerson
VIRIN: 190906-F-HZ502-1666.JPG
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NIKON D4S

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24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

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45/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/1000

ISO

200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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HC-130J Combat King II first all-female flight

Tech. Sgt. Colleen McGahuey-Ramsey, 71st Rescue Squadron (RQS) loadmaster, looks out the back of an HC-130J Combat King II as it flies over south Georgia Sept. 6, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. This was the first flight for the 71st RQS and the HC-130J Combat King II airframe to be operated by an all female aircrew. The 71st RQS provides rapidly deployable, expeditionary personnel recovery forces for theater commanders for contingency and crisis response operations worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Kaylin P. Hankerson)

PHOTO BY: 2nd Lt. Kaylin P. Hankerson
VIRIN: 190906-F-HZ502-1666.JPG
FULL SIZE: 1.05 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON D4S

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

45/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/1000

ISO

200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read More

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.