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The Museum will be closed Sunday, May 25
In addition, the Presidential Gallery will be closed Saturday, May 24

Normal hours will resume on Monday, May 26
 

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Enlisted Missile Technicians

Missile maintenance technicians A1C Jackson Ligon and SrA Jonathan Marinaccio connect a re-entry system to a spacer. Technicians must perfectly adhere to strict protocols. In manned airplanes, the pilot compensates for minor malfunctions, but in missiles even tiny errors can result in total mission failure.

PHOTO BY: USAF
VIRIN: 230802-F-IO108-001.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D810

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N/A

APERTURE

40/10

SHUTTERSPEED

10/1250

ISO

5000

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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