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St. Elmo’s Fire

U.S. Air Force Capt. Russell Ellis, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, flies a routine tanker mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility as St. Elmo's Fire, a weather phenomenon observable in atmospheric electric fields, flashes across the window, Jan. 22, 2025. The KC-135 is the backbone of U.S. Air Forces Central's global reach aerial refueling capability and delivers critical support to joint and coalition aircraft in order to guarantee war-winning airpower throughout the CENTCOM AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jackson Manske)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Jackson Manske
VIRIN: 250122-F-TV052-9896.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON Z 6

LENS

NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.8 S

APERTURE

18/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/5

ISO

51200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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