Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith, Air Force Global Strike Command command chief, presents the Order of the Sword to Retired Gen. Timothy M. Ray, former AFGSC commander, during his Order of the Sword ceremony at Sam’s Hotel and Casino, Shreveport, Louisiana, May 11, 2022. The ceremonial presentation was adopted from the Royal Order of the Sword and passed to the United States during the Revolutionary War. However, it lay dormant until it was reinstituted in its current form in 1967. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan E. Ramos)
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NIKON Z 6
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NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S
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28/10
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1/80
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4000
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