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A large military aircraft releases chaff and flares as it flies across a light blue sky.

Defensive Drill

A C-130H Hercules expends chaff and flares during a training sortie as a part of Exercise Ivy Mass 2024 in eastern Colorado, June 13, 2024. The exercise focuses on command and control capabilities during a large scale conflict. Chaff and flares are defensive countermeasures used to confuse enemy radar and heat-seeking missiles.

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