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455th AEW Photos

BAMS-D Global Hawks return home after 13-year mission

A Northrup Grumman contractor escorts the last U.S. Navy RQ-4 Global Hawk, attached to the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator mission, onto the flight line June 16, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The Global Hawk training mission at ADAB was originally scheduled to last 6 months but mission effectiveness and reliability led to an extension of the mission, lasting approximately 13 years.

PHOTO BY: TSgt Jeffrey Grossi
VIRIN: 220616-F-UU934-3041.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D850

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

3200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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