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Chaff and flares
A C-130H Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing expends chaff and flares during a training sortie as a part of exercise Ivy Mass 2024, June 13, 2024, in eastern Colorado. Chaff and flares are defensive countermeasures used to confuse enemy radar and heat-seeking missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)

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Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton |  VIRIN: 240613-F-ZJ473-9006.JPG