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A Reserve Citizen Airman from the 624th Civil Engineering Squadron gives critical instructions while directing teammates during a live firefighting exercise in Kahului, Maui, Sept. 8, 2024.

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Never Forgotten: BRAVO-12 Airmen Honored 35 years After Deadly C-5 Crash

Col. Douglas Jeffrey, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, and Chaplain (Maj.) Heather Mendoza, 433rd Airlift Wing deputy chaplain, pose for a group photo with one of the survivors and family members of the BRAVO-12 crew following a remembrance ceremony outside the 68th Airlift Squadron building on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas Aug. 29, 2025. The ceremony marked the 35th anniversary of the BRAVO-12 crash which claimed the lives of nine 433rd Military Airlift Wing Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Julian Hernandez)

PHOTO BY: Julian Hernandez
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NIKON Z 6_2

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NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

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71/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

160

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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