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Osan Super Squadrons increase air operations during flying surge

U.S. Air Force maintainers assigned to the 51st Maintenance Group perform postflight checks on a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron after a flying surge at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 28, 2026. The flying surge increased operations by more than 50 percent, testing the wing’s ability to rapidly launch, recover and regenerate combat-ready aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tallon Bratton)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Tallon Bratton
VIRIN: 260129-F-TU760-1306.JPG
FULL SIZE: 3.62 MB
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CAMERA

NIKON Z6_3

LENS

NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/400

ISO

200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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