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DRAGON FLIGHT marks Osan’s first Group 3 UAS defense exercise

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shane Watts, 51st Security Forces Squadron commander, aims a rifle equipped with a Smart Shooter SMASH optic during Exercise Dragon Flight at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 6, 2026. The Smart Shooter rifle is equipped with a Smash 2000 optic designed to make rifles more accurate and lethal for drones and rotary wing aircraft to effectively take out a target in a single shot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rome Bowermaster)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Rome Bowermaster
VIRIN: 260806-F-SA893-1151.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON Z6_3

LENS

NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

APERTURE

8

SHUTTERSPEED

1/320

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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