A U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron fires off a flare after refueling over Afghanistan Oct. 2, 2013.
SSgt Stephany Richards
Taken on 2 October 2013
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