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Gundam 22 U.S. – Japan Friendship Memorial: One year on from Yakushima

Mr. Haruo Morita, Deputy Director, Bureau of Policies for Regional Society, Ministry of Defense, offers words of sympathy to the families of the victims of GUNDAM 22 during the GUNDAM 22 U.S.-Japan Friendship Memorial dedication, Yakusima, Japan, Nov. 29, 2024. The ceremony honored eight Airmen who lost their lives during a CV-22 Osprey mishap that took place on Nov. 29, 2023, approximately one-half mile off the coast of Yakushima Island. The aircraft, callsign GUNDUM 22, was assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron, 353d Special Operations Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, and was participating in a joint interoperability exercise when the mishap occurred. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dwane R. Young)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Dwane Young
VIRIN: 241129-F-NX702-1011.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D850

LENS

70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

800

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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