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A U.S. Air Force AC-130H Spectre gunship jettisons flares as an infrared countermeasure during training off the Gulf Coast of Florida on Aug. 24, 2007. The primary missions of this Spectre from the 16th Special Operations Squadron of Hurlburt Field, Fla., are close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance.

A U.S. Air Force AC-130H Spectre gunship jettisons flares.

A U.S. Air Force AC-130H Spectre gunship jettisons flares as an infrared countermeasure during training off the Gulf Coast of Florida on Aug. 24, 2007. The primary missions of this Spectre from the 16th Special Operations Squadron of Hurlburt Field, Fla., are close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance.

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