Photo Details
| Date Taken |
| Dec 19, 2008 |
| Date Uploaded |
| Aug 11, 2016 |
| Location |
| Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States |
| Camera |
| NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D700 |
| Focal Length |
| 160 mm |
| Shutter Speed |
| 1/800 sec |
| Aperture |
| f/2.8 |
| ISO |
| 160 |
| Copyright |
| © David Salanitri |
| Categories |
| People, Portraits |
Published
Earning a breath
3 years, 2 monthsTo become an Air Force Special Tactics operator, training consist of two years and has a 90% washout rate. Ben Joplin, a special operations weatherman from the Special Tactics Training Squadron, reemerges from the water during training at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Upon completion of the STTS, Airmen will go to special tactics squadrons, where soon they'll be attached to Special Operations Forces who can operate in any environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Salanitri)