EOD detonates rocket motor

A rocket motor, filled with carboxyl-terminated polybutadiene (CTPB), is detonated during a demolition operation Sept. 12, 2019, at the Barry M. Goldwater Range near Gila Bend, Ariz. Personnel from the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., detonated two rocket motors, each containing more than 7,200 pounds of explosives, at the disposal range during a span of two days to see the magnitude of the explosion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Brooke Moeder)

PHOTO BY: Airman Brooke Moeder

VIRIN: 190911-F-ZR251-0167.JPG

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CAMERA

NIKON D850

LENS

400.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/800

ISO

125

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