Operation Colony Glacier 2023

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Earl, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, Glacier Mountaineering Team lead mountaineer, stands for a portrait during Operation Colony Glacier at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska June 21, 2023. Earl serves as part of a recovery team searching for remains, personal effects and aircraft wreckage from a C-124 Globemaster crash in 1952 on Colony Glacier. Earl uses his advanced mountaineering experience to build rope systems for safe and efficient movement over challenging glacier terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Andrew J. Alvarado)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Andrew J. Alvarado
VIRIN: 230621-F-TI641-1014.JPG
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NIKON Z 6_2

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NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

APERTURE

4

SHUTTERSPEED

1/1000

ISO

500

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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