Marine KC-130s and Air Force air traffic controllers conduct austere environment landings

            A Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 153 out of Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, conducts touch and goes during Landing Zone Safety Officer training at Malemute Drop Zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 15, 2023. This event included the first winter landings at Malemute DZ, with the LZSO training teaching 3rd OSS Airmen and VMGR-153 Marine aircrews how to conduct airfield operations in austere environments lacking support such as an air traffic control tower or fixed flightline lights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens)
   

Taken on: December 15, 2023

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Sets appears in: • Picture of the week 30 June 2025 • KC-130J Super Herc

Camera: Sony ILCE-7M3, f/6.3, 1/200 sec, 600mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7M3
Lens:	FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 15.5.1 (Macintosh)
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