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455th AEW Photos

What you need to stop the bleed

Airman 1st Class Mason Amadio, 8th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron weapons systems controller, holds a stress ball while donating platelets at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 24, 2023. Apheresis is a technology that separates red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma by centrifugation. Using sterile equipment, the technician directs the platelets into a collection bag while the rest of the blood is returned to the donor or discarded. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sahara L. Fales)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Sahara L. Fales
VIRIN: 230124-F-DN236-0083.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON Z 6_2

LENS

VR 24-70mm f/2.8E

APERTURE

45/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/100

ISO

800

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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