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English: U.S. Army soldiers prepare to conduct security checks near the Pakistan border at Combat Outpost Dand Patan in Afghanistan's Paktya province on Feb. 29, 2012. The soldiers are paratroopers assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment.

Date

29 February 2012

Source

www.defense.gov

Author

English: Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson, U.S. Army

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Image title	120229-A-8536E-817 U.S. Army soldiers prepare to conduct security checks near the Pakistan border at Combat Outpost Dand Patan in Afghanistan's Paktya province on Feb. 29, 2012. The soldiers are paratroopers assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson, U.S. Army. (Released)
Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D300S
Author	Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson
Copyright holder	Public Domain
Exposure time	1/8,000 sec (0.000125)
F-number	f/2.8
ISO speed rating	200
Date and time of data generation	12:21, 29 February 2012
Lens focal length	24 mm
Width	2,970 px
Height	1,980 px
Bits per component	8 8 8
Pixel composition	RGB
Orientation	Normal
Number of components	3
Horizontal resolution	495 dpi
Vertical resolution	495 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Macintosh
File change date and time	15:38, 14 March 2012
Exposure Program	Manual
Exif version	2.21
Date and time of digitizing	12:21, 29 February 2012
Shutter speed	12.965784
APEX aperture	2.970854
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	3 APEX (f/2.83)
Subject distance	10.6 meters
Metering mode	Pattern
Light source	Unknown
Flash	Flash did not fire
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	08
DateTimeDigitized subseconds	08
Colour space	Uncalibrated
Sensing method	One-chip colour area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Manual exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	36 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Scene control	None
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown
Serial number of camera	3053516
Lens used	24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Date metadata was last modified	11:38, 14 March 2012
Rating (out of 5)	0
Headline	Able Nation, Task Force Gold Geronimo at Dand Patan
Writer	Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson
Credit/Provider	U.S. Army
Special instructions	Released Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs jason.epperson@us.army.mil via DVIDS
Original transmission location code	U.S. Army
Source	Digital
Unique ID of original document	xmp.did:018011740720681197A5F9C09DC45A2F
Copyright status	Public domain
Short title	120229-A-8536E-817
Keywords	United States Army Alaska USARAK USARPAC Spartans Alaska Anchorage Airborne JBER Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson 4th Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division Task Force Spartan TF Spartan Salerno Col. Morris Goins Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Gardner Forward Operating Base Salerno Afghanistan Operation Enduring Freedom deployment Afghanistan National Security Force Combat Outpost Dand Patan 3rd Battalion (Airborne) 509th Infantry Regiment Task Force Gold Geronimo ABLE Nation Pakistan border CPT Brandon Pasko 1st Sgt. Timothy Pennartz
City shown	Paktya Province
Country shown	AF
Code for country shown	AF

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