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605th AMXS Crew Chief Embodies the Warrior Heart

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Sondergard, 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, exercises at the Griffith Field House at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Oct. 10, 2022. Sondergard received brain surgery to remove an arteriovenous malformation, and later suffered losses to both memory, speech, and motor skills due to a stroke. Recovered, Sondergard returned to his duties as a Crew Chief and hobby as an avid powerlifter.

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Matt Porter
VIRIN: 300922-F-BW403-1067.JPG
FULL SIZE: 10.57 MB
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CAMERA

NIKON Z 6_2

LENS

NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S

APERTURE

4

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

3200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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