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First Sergeant of Year known for ‘tenacity, openness and kindness’

Tech. Sgt. Ben Seekell finishes the 1,500-meter run during track and field qualifications Feb. 28, 2017, at the Warrior Fitness Center on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. He lost a leg in 2011 after stepping on a landmine in Afghanistan but overcame adversity and was selected as the Air Force’s team co-captain at Warrior Games 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chip Pons)

PHOTO BY: Amy Rollins
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First Sergeant of Year known for ‘tenacity, openness and kindness’

Tech. Sgt. Ben Seekell finishes the 1,500-meter run during track and field qualifications Feb. 28, 2017, at the Warrior Fitness Center on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. He lost a leg in 2011 after stepping on a landmine in Afghanistan but overcame adversity and was selected as the Air Force’s team co-captain at Warrior Games 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chip Pons)

PHOTO BY: Amy Rollins
VIRIN: 210312-F-YD697-006.JPG
FULL SIZE: 0.69 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON D610

LENS

N/A

APERTURE

32/10

SHUTTERSPEED

10/40000

ISO

250

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.

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