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A UH-1Y Venom fires flares during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-17 at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range in California, Sept. 28, 2016. Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 personnel host the seven-week training exercise. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg

Flare Fire

A UH-1Y Venom fires flares during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-17 at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range in California, Sept. 28, 2016. Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 personnel host the seven-week training exercise. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg

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