An AC-130U Spooky Gunship from the 4th Special Operations Squadron jettisons flares over an area near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurlburt_Field" class="extiw" title="w:Hurlburt Field">Hurlburt Field</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" class="extiw" title="w:Florida">Florida</a>, on August 20, 2008. The flares are used as a countermeasure to heat-seeking missiles that can track aircraft during real-world missions.
Senior Airman Julianne Showalter
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