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16th annual Helton Hall 5K run medals are displayed at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 8, 2025. 1st Lt. Joseph D. Helton Jr., 6th Security Forces Squadron assistant operations officer, extended his deployment from Det. 3 to Det. 2 of the 732d Expeditionary SFS in August 2009. Helton died Sept. 8, 2009 by an improvised explosive device on his 44th outside-the-wire mission in the Mahmudiyah District of Baghdad. He was the first security forces officer killed in military operations since the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Helen Ly)
PHOTO BY:
Airman 1st Class Helen Ly
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NIKON Z 7_2
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VR 24-70mm f/2.8E
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45/10
SHUTTERSPEED
1/200
ISO
1000
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