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The Secret Ingredient in Santa's Magic: The 2nd and 8th Space Warning Squadrons

U.S. Space Force, Spc. 3, Bernard Wild, 2nd Space Warning Squadron, Royal Air Force, Flight Lueitenant, Adam Janney, 2nd Space Warning Squadron, U.S. Air Force, Maj. Colin Slade, 8th Space Warning Squadron, U.S. Air Force, Maj. David Suszko, 8th Space Warning Squadron, and U.S. Space Force, Spc. 4, Courtney Ogden, 2nd Space Warning Squadron, pose in front of the radomes on Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., December 13, 2024. The members are a part of two Space Warning Squadrons that provide the North American Aerospace Defense Command the data necessary to provide the ‘NORAD Tracks Santa’ tradition to children and parents around the globe every Christmas Eve. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jordan Thompson)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Jordan Thompson.
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CAMERA

NIKON Z 6_2

LENS

NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

APERTURE

45/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/800

ISO

640

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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