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12,000 hours later, engineer takes final flight

Senior Master Sgt. Vince Bartlomain, an evaluator flight engineer with the 757th Airlift Squadron, poses for a portrait on May 12, 2020, at Youngstown Air Reserve Station. Bartlomain finished his more than 30 year U.S. Air Force Reserve career with a total of 12,303.7 flying hours which few C-130 aircrew members can say they have reached. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina Russo)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Christina Russo
VIRIN: 200512-F-KJ690-1007.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D850

LENS

85.0 mm f/1.4

APERTURE

10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/100

ISO

80

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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