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455th AEW Photos

379 AEW innovates, conducts KC-135 fin removal

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron asses the rudder of a KC-135 Stratotanker vertical stabilizer at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 16, 2023. Between the 379th ECES, 379th EAMXS Squadron, and 379th EMXS, a team of Airmen successfully removed the vertical stabilizer from the aircraft to conduct maintenance on the rudder, which is used to control aircraft yaw, the rotation of the vertical axis of the plane. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Devin Boyer)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Devin Boyer
VIRIN: 230916-F-EQ901-1576.JPG
FULL SIZE: 8.32 MB
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CAMERA

NIKON Z 7_2

LENS

85mm f/1.4G

APERTURE

14/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/1250

ISO

64

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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