An HH-60 Pavehawk with the 101st Rescue Squadron, 106th
An HH-60 Pavehawk with the 101st Rescue Squadron, 106th Rescue Wing conducts training around Westhampton Beach, Nov. 25, 2014. During this time the aircrew tested the aircraft's defensive systems and conducted ... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Ed Fattmann, an instructor assigned
U.S. Air Force Capt. Ed Fattmann, an instructor assigned to the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center (AATTC), prepares to ignite a signal flare near Bilpin, Australia, on March 9, 2017. The AATTC was conduc... More
Senior Airman Jarred Cotter, 60th Maintenance Squdaron,
Senior Airman Jarred Cotter, 60th Maintenance Squdaron, replaces flares in a flare module at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., April 5, 2017. The squadron's munitions flight is responsible for munitions valued at ... More
U.S. Marines, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen participate
U.S. Marines, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen participate in a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) near Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island, Calif., May 21, 2014. SAREX was conducted to improve the pil... More
U.S. Marine Corps pilots with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
U.S. Marine Corps pilots with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), participate in a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) near Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island, Calif., May 21, 2014. SAREX was conducte... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Ioan Cardos, left, shows Col. Vance
U.S. Marine Sgt. Ioan Cardos, left, shows Col. Vance L. Cryer how they operate the M777A2 Lightweight Howtizer during MEU Exercise 14 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 20, 2014. Carlos is a gun chief with Ind... More
An Airman assigned to the 130th Civil Engineering Squadron,
An Airman assigned to the 130th Civil Engineering Squadron, calls in information while participating in FLARE Apr. 9, 2019 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Miss. FLARE provides 130th ... More
Staff Sgt. Joshua Snyder, 455th Expeditionary Munitions
Staff Sgt. Joshua Snyder, 455th Expeditionary Munitions Flight munitions inspector, uses a technical orders to complete a munitions inspection Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 13, 2013. Before use or assembl... More
Helicopter maintainers from the 455th Expeditionary
Helicopter maintainers from the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform preflight checks on an HH-60 Pave Hawk at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2015. Helicopter maintainers here ensu... More
II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) Combat Marksmanship
II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) Combat Marksmanship Program participants mark shots on their targets while flares illuminate the sky during night qualification, Sept. 9, 2008. Due to the dynamic nature... More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Bowman, a firefighter assigned
Staff Sgt. Christopher Bowman, a firefighter assigned to the 130th Fire and Emergency Services listens as Chief Master Sgt. Steven Carver, 130th FES Superintendent, gives him feedback on performance while parti... More
U.S. Marine Corps pilots with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
U.S. Marine Corps pilots with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), participate in a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) near Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island, Calif., May 21, 2014. SAREX was conducte... More
In-Situ Burning of Oil - A boat is in the water with black smoke comin...
VENICE, La.-A boat with the Vessel of Opportunity program stands by while oil and gas is flared off during a controlled in-situ burn which supports in the cleanup of surface oil July 17, 2010. A trained special... More
Master Sgt. James Cole, a 130th Fire and Emergency
Master Sgt. James Cole, a 130th Fire and Emergency Services Craftsman, plots points on a map in preparation for FLARE Apr. 7, 2019 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Miss. FLARE is a 13... More
Chief Master Sgt. Dave Grose, Flight Engineer Superintendent
Chief Master Sgt. Dave Grose, Flight Engineer Superintendent assigned to the 130th Operations Group, calls in information while participating in FLARE Apr. 9, 2019 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Cent... More
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 180th Airlift Squadron,
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 180th Airlift Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, practice using signal flares during Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape (SERE) training at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, ... More
SEARCH AND RESCUE - US Coast Guard photo
(Sept. 5)--Illustration of survivor in raft with lit flare. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
A 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron precision-guided
A 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron precision-guided munitions crew chief, transports ammo into a storage yard at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 13, 2013. The 455th EMXS ammo flight is responsible o... More
A Marine with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support
A Marine with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group prepares to throw an M-69 training grenade on a grenade range aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 10, 2013. Service members ... More
Airmen from the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive
Airmen from the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team perform procedures to render a hung flare from an F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft safe, Nov. 9, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, ... More
Expended Mark 124 flares lay in a storage container
Expended Mark 124 flares lay in a storage container during combat survival training July 23, 2014, Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, Alaska. The signal flares can emit orange or red smoke depending on day or ... More
A sailor observes celebratory flares shot to mark the
A sailor observes celebratory flares shot to mark the new year on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on a w... More
Senior Airman Matthew Meyer, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft
Senior Airman Matthew Meyer, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons flight, attaches flares to an HH-60 Pave Hawk during a pre-flight check at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2015. ... More
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station San Diego participate in a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) near Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island, Calif., May 21, 2014. SAREX was co... More
In-Situ Oil Burn, US Coast Guard Photo
VENICE, La. - Raw oil and gas is burnt off during a controlled in-situ burn which supports in the cleanup of surface oil July 17, 2010. A trained specialist lights a flare within a U-shaped boom and monitors th... More
A C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National
A C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, flys over Wyoming during a training mission on Sept. 24, 2019. The 153rd Airlift Wing's primary mission is to provide combat airlift to our state... More
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Underway Operations
200912-N-ML137-1067 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 12, 2020) Sailors fire M4 carbines with M203 grenade launcher attachments during a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrie... More
An HH-60 Pavehawk with the 101st Rescue Squadron, 106th
An HH-60 Pavehawk with the 101st Rescue Squadron, 106th Rescue Wing conducts training around Westhampton Beach, Nov. 25, 2014. During this time the aircrew tested the aircraft's defensive systems and conducted ... More
Senior Airman Mark Schelkoph, 455th Expeditionary
Senior Airman Mark Schelkoph, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions crew chief loads A-10C flares into a container on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, July 11. After it’s loaded, line delivery picks ... More
A C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National
A C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, fires off flares over Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center during a training mission on Sept. 24, 2019. The 153rd Airlift Wing's primary mission i... More
A Republic of Singapore Air Force F-15SG Strike Eagle
A Republic of Singapore Air Force F-15SG Strike Eagle deploys flares as part of an aerial demonstration during the Singapore International Airshow at Changi International Airport, Singapore, Feb. 21, 2016. Sing... More
Airmen assigned to the 130th Maintenance Group un-plug
Airmen assigned to the 130th Maintenance Group un-plug a generator from a C-130H Apr. 8, 2019 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Miss. FLARE provides 130th members the opportunity to ho... More
A Marine with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support
A Marine with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group fires an M-32 Multiple Grenade Launcher during a grenade training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 17, 2013. Ser... More
An F15-C Eagle pilot from the 40th Flight Test Squadron
An F15-C Eagle pilot from the 40th Flight Test Squadron demonstrates proper flare technique during a training mission near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 14, 2019. A flare is an aerial infrared countermeasur... More
First Lt. Cullen G. Tores, a platoon commander with
First Lt. Cullen G. Tores, a platoon commander with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, sights in on a target with an M-32 Multiple Grenade Launcher downrange as part of ... More
Equipment, US Coast Guard Photo
Washington, DC (March 28) -- A Coast Guard Signal, Smoke and Illumination Marine MK 124 MOD O. USCG photo by PA1 Andy Devilbiss
US COAST GUARD FLARE TRAINING
HYANNIS, Mass. (Aug. 17, 2005)--A crew aboard an HH-60 jayhawk helicopter dropped flares into the waters around Bishop and Clerk Light off Hyannis, Mass. today. The crew was testing the wind before dropping a ... More
Maj. Jeff Towne and Lt. Col. Mike Hoskins, both with
Maj. Jeff Towne and Lt. Col. Mike Hoskins, both with the Nebraska Air National Guard's Offutt Air Force Base 170th Group, burn flares during a survival skills refresher course, June 2, 2012, at the Mead Trainin... More
U.S. Marine Corps pilots with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
U.S. Marine Corps pilots with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), participate in a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) near Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island, Calif., May 21, 2014. SAREX was conducte... More
Staff Sgt. Anthony Bell, a financial management craftsman
Staff Sgt. Anthony Bell, a financial management craftsman assigned to the 130th Comptroller Flight, serves as a door guard in a simulated bunker while participating in FLARE Apr. 9, 2019 at the Gulfport Combat ... More
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station San Diego participate in a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) near Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island, Calif., May 21, 2014. SAREX was co... More
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station San Diego participate in a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) near Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island, Calif., May 21, 2014. SAREX was co... More
Staff Sgt. Philip Downs (Left) and Tech. Sgt. Anthony
Staff Sgt. Philip Downs (Left) and Tech. Sgt. Anthony Castillo (Right), both members of the 60th Maintenance Squadron, inspect a bomb tail fin at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., April 5, 2017. Castillo and Downs... More
An HH-60 Pavehawk with the 101st Rescue Squadron, 106th
An HH-60 Pavehawk with the 101st Rescue Squadron, 106th Rescue Wing conducts training around Westhampton Beach on Nov. 25, 2014. During this time the aircrew tested the aircraft's defensive systems and conducte... More
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station San Diego participate in a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) near Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island, Calif., May 21, 2014. SAREX was co... More
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station San Diego participate in a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) near Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island, Calif., May 21, 2014. SAREX was co... More
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Underway Operations
200912-N-ML137-1057 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 12, 2020) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Jordan Hunt, from Lumberton, North Carolina, left, fires an M4 carbine with an M203 grenade launcher attachment with supervision by Gu... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) conduct a live fire demo in a UH-1Y Venom helicopter for a family event on Camp Pen... More
U.S. Air Force Col. Tim Murphy, commandant of the Advanced
U.S. Air Force Col. Tim Murphy, commandant of the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center (AATTC), holds up a signal flare near Bilpin, Australia, on March 9, 2017. The AATTC was conducting its aircrew course ... More
Explosive warning plaques are displayed to bring attention
Explosive warning plaques are displayed to bring attention to the real hazard while members of the 122nd Fighter Wing ammo shop load training munitions February 13th, 2017. The munitions built will be used duri... More
A C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National
A C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, flys over Wyoming during a training mission on Sept. 24, 2019. The 153rd Airlift Wing's primary mission is to provide combat airlift to our state... More
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station San Diego participate in a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) near Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island, Calif., May 21, 2014. SAREX was co... More
Pyrotechnics Training 3 NEW YORK, NY
NEW YORK - Ensign Jamie Truppi, a crewmember from Coast Guard Station New York, lights off a MK 124 day and night flare during pyrotechnics training at Coast Guard Station New York on Staten Island April 13, 20... More
Pyrotechnics Training 2 NEW YORK, NY
NEW YORK - Ensign Jamie Truppi, a crewmember from Coast Guard Station New York, lights off a MK 124 day and night flare during pyrotechnics training at Coast Guard Station New York on Staten Island April 13, 20... More
Airlift unit sheds light on astronaut rescue
204th Airlift Squadron loadmasters prepare to cast-out a flare from the back of a C-17 Globemaster III during a flare deployment training operation held Aug. 27, 2020 in the airspaces around Hawaii. The additio... More
Airmen with the 1st Maintenance Squadron munitions
Airmen with the 1st Maintenance Squadron munitions flight prepare to unload munitions at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 21, 2016. The munitions flight is home to Airmen that have the opportunity to work i... More
Staff Sgt. Philip Downs 60th Maintenance Squadron Munitions
Staff Sgt. Philip Downs 60th Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight, inspects ammunition at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., April 5, 2017. Downs and his team are responsible for munitions valued at over $13 milli... More
An A-10 Thunderbolt II releases flares over Grand Bay
An A-10 Thunderbolt II releases flares over Grand Bay Bombing and Gunnery Range at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Feb. 18, 2016. Multiple U.S. Air Force aircraft within Air Combat Command conducted joint combat res... More
A loadmaster assigned to the 130th Operations Group
A loadmaster assigned to the 130th Operations Group performs pre-flight inspections Apr. 8, 2019 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Miss. FLARE provides 130th members the opportunity to... More
Senior Airman Ryan Laneville (Left) and Staff Sgt.
Senior Airman Ryan Laneville (Left) and Staff Sgt. Daniel Vendetta (Right), both members of the 60th Maintenance Squadron, break down flare mods at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., April 5, 2017. Laneville and Ve... More
U.S. Marines with India Battery, Battalion Landing
U.S. Marines with India Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire an illumination round from the M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer during MEU Exercise 14... More
A U.S. Coast Guardsman with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
A U.S. Coast Guardsman with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station San Diego rescues U.S. Marine Corps pilots with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), during a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) near Naval Auxiliary Landi... More
Coast Guard uses flares to turn night into day
A crew member from Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, launches a MK-127A1 illumination flare from the bow of a 45-foot response boat during a search in western Lake Erie, June 21, 2014. The crew used the ill... More
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Underway Operations
200912-N-ML137-1072 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 12, 2020) Chief Warrant Officer 2 Miguel Torres, from San Antonio, left, fires an M4 carbine with an M203 grenade launcher attachment with supervision by Gunner’s Mate ... More
Staff Sgt. Dominique Freeman, 455th Expeditionary
Staff Sgt. Dominique Freeman, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron precision-guided munitions crew chief, places an empty ammo box as a marker in the ammo storage yard at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June... More
A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to 315th Airlift
A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to 315th Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., deploys flares as part of an operational readiness exercise Nov. 17, 2018. The exercise provided the 315th Oper... More
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak recover a life raft during a law enforcement patrol near Three Saints Bay, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2019. A hunter had been rescued from the life ra... More
Staff Sgt. Dominique Freeman, 455th Expeditionary
Staff Sgt. Dominique Freeman, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron precision-guided munitions crew chief, guides a forklift carrying ammo into the storage yard at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 13, 201... More
2nd Lt. Ryan Persinger, a Logistics Readiness Officer,
2nd Lt. Ryan Persinger, a Logistics Readiness Officer, sorts out lists in preparation for FLARE Apr. 7, 2019 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Miss. FLARE provides 130th members the o... More
An F16-D Fighting Falcon pilot from the 40th Flight
An F16-D Fighting Falcon pilot from the 40th Flight Test Squadron demonstrates proper flare technique during a training mission near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., June 6, 2019. A flare is an aerial infrared count... More
Two 130th Airlift Wing C-130H’s prepare for takeoff
Two 130th Airlift Wing C-130H’s prepare for takeoff as part of FLARE Apr. 8, 2019 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Miss. FLARE is a 130th Inspector General led training exercise allow... More
161010-N-YM720-064 SASEBO, Japan (Oct. 10, 2016) -
161010-N-YM720-064 SASEBO, Japan (Oct. 10, 2016) - Petty Officer 1st Class Isaiah King, assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), mans a M2HB machine gun while the ship pulls in to Sasebo, Japan... More
US COAST GUARD PYROTECHNIC TRAINING
WILMETTE, Ill. (Sept. 18, 2003)--Coast Guardsmen from Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Chicago set off handheld flares during pyrotechnics training held here. USCG photo by PA1 Paul Roszkowski
Three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles, assigned
Three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles, assigned to the 391st Fighter Squadron from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, fly over the Utah Test and Training Range July 3, 2018. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dua... More
Expanding the Mission. NASA public domain image colelction.
Chief Master Sgt. Donald Rouse, a loadmaster with the 39th Rescue Squadron, instructs test participants on how to properly prepare an illumination flare on board a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charlesto... More
Airlift unit sheds light on astronaut rescue
An illumination flare is visible from the back of a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the Hawaii Air National Guard 204th Airlift Squadron during a flare deployment training operation held Aug. 27, 2020 in the a... More
Chief Petty Officer Ryan Doss, Coast Guard Seventh
Chief Petty Officer Ryan Doss, Coast Guard Seventh District Public Affairs Chief demonstrates the proper use of a distress signal at Base Miami Beach, Fla., Wednesday during a flare demonstration and discussion... More
Sgt. Christopher A. Derrick, the operations non-commissioned
Sgt. Christopher A. Derrick, the operations non-commissioned officer for Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pulls another Marine with the unit to safety after an M-69 tr... More
Olivier Jehl, a French sailor, gives a thumbs up aboard
Olivier Jehl, a French sailor, gives a thumbs up aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., Monday, May 16, 2016, after he was rescued by the helicopter crew. Jehl was ... More
A French Mirage fighter aircraft drops flares as it
A French Mirage fighter aircraft drops flares as it performs a high-speed pass during the French live fire demonstration near Arta Plage, Djibouti, Jan. 14, 2017. The Mirage and other fighter aircraft use flare... More
Helicopter maintainers from the 455th Expeditionary
Helicopter maintainers from the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform preflight checks on an HH-60 Pave Hawk at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 26,2015. Helicopter maintainers here ensur... More
Seaman Food Service Specialist Noel Acker fires a Mark-127
Seaman Food Service Specialist Noel Acker fires a Mark-127 Parachute Flare under the direction of Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Foster, a gunner's mate, during pyrotechnics training aboard the Coast Guard Cutte... More
Tech. Sgt. Alexander Boyles (left), a Firefighter assigned
Tech. Sgt. Alexander Boyles (left), a Firefighter assigned to the 130th Fire and Emergency Services, assists Senior Master Sgt. Jesse Hager out of a simulated burning building while participating in FLARE Apr. ... More
Senior Airman Matthew Meyer, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft
Senior Airman Matthew Meyer, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons flight, attaches flares to an HH-60 Pave Hawk during a pre-flight check at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2015. H... More
A Senegalese special forces soldier sets off a star
A Senegalese special forces soldier sets off a star cluster flare as part of interoperability training with U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers during Exercise Flintlock 2019, near Po, Burkina Faso, Feb. 21, 2019... More
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station San Diego participate in a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) near Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island, Calif., May 21, 2014. SAREX was co... More
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station San Diego participate in a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) near Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island, Calif., May 21, 2014. SAREX was co... More
Sgt. Nicholas Tyler, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew
Sgt. Nicholas Tyler, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, watches a AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter from VMM-262 land o... More
Pyrotechnics Trainings 1 NEW YORK, NY
NEW YORK - Chief Petty Officer Andrew Ely, a reservist at Coast Guard Station New York, lights off a MK 124 day and night flare during pyrotechnics training at Coast Guard Station New York on Staten Island Apri... More
Tech. Sgt. Albert Myers of the Operation Support Flight
Tech. Sgt. Albert Myers of the Operation Support Flight fires a flare to rouse birds and wildlife before they create a habitat on Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., April 14, 2013. Myers is part of the a... More
13th MEU conducts simulated raid during COMPUTEX
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure a rooftop as a flare illuminates the mount town during a Composite Training Exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 17, 2013... More
Tech. Sgt. Steven Weisbrod, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance
Tech. Sgt. Steven Weisbrod, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance munitions crew chief, loads A-10C flare into a container on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, July 11. After its loaded, line delivery will pick up the c... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Aircraft Group
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11 and MAG-16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepare to board a MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, MAG-11, 3rd MAW, at Mar... More
A C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National
A C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, flys over Wyoming during a training mission on Sept. 24, 2019. The 153rd Airlift Wing's primary mission is to provide combat airlift to our state... More
Staff Sgt. Steven Lloyd, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance
Staff Sgt. Steven Lloyd, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance munitions crew chief loads A-10 munitions onto a trailer on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Line delivery will pick up the container and transport it to t... More
An AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter from Marine Medium
An AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies by USS Green Bay during Valiant Shield 16, Pacific Ocean, Sept. 18, 2016. VS 16 is a... More
A C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National
A C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, flys over Wyoming during a training mission on Sept. 24, 2019. The 153rd Airlift Wing's primary mission is to provide combat airlift to our state... More
Staff Sgt. Joshua Snyder, 455th Expeditionary Munitions
Staff Sgt. Joshua Snyder, 455th Expeditionary Munitions Flight munitions inspector, uses technical orders to complete a munitions inspection Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 13, 2013. Before use or assembly ... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steven Sirois (left) and
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steven Sirois (left) and Tech. Sgt. Taylor Schoen, assigned to the 180th Airlift Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, throw signal smoke to mark a dropzone during Survival Evasion... More
Crew members aboard a Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose
Crew members aboard a Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow Water boat from Station Chincoteague, Virginia, ignite orange smoke signals to mark slack tide and the beginning of the 92nd Annual Chinco... More