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Defender for a Day: Valor Chief Visits 20th Security Forces Squadron

U.S. Air Force Military Working Dog Kalo, assigned to the 20th Security Forces Squadron, attempts to subdue Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Griste, 20th Fighter Wing command chief, during a training exercise as part of Griste’s immersion tour of the squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Jan. 22, 2026. Griste visited the squadron’s MWD kennels to meet with the squadron’s dogs and their handlers, observe their training and experience a bite from a MWD while wearing a protective bite suit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle
VIRIN: 260122-F-AC305-1752.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON Z 6_2

LENS

NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

APERTURE

5

SHUTTERSPEED

1/500

ISO

2500

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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