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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Fischer, 52nd Maintenance Squadron/AMMO conventional maintenance crew chief/inspector, inputs countermeasure tracking data into a combat ammunition system program during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 7, 2019. The program is used to track each of the individual flare sticks in their transport modules and monitor the shelf life of the flares. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Fischer, 52nd Maintenance Squadron/AMMO conventional maintenance crew chief/inspector, inserts flare magazines into a module for transport to the flightline during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 7, 2019. The 52nd MXS/AMMO expected to provide approximately 4,000 chaff sticks and about 2,000 flare sticks for training exercises during Blue Flag. 52nd MXS/AMMO also provided and maintained training missiles for U.S. F-16s during the Blue Flag exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anna Metcalf, 52nd Maintenance Squadron/AMMO Precision Guided Munitions crew member, left, Senior Airman Hannah Rockensuess, 52nd MXS/AMMO munitions inspection technician, middle, and Airman 1st Class Trenton Fillion, 52nd MXS/AMMO munitions stockpile support technician, right, build MJU-7 flares during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 7, 2019. The Airmen provided two types of countermeasures for the daily training exercises: chaff and flares. Flares are launched by pilots if a heat-seeking missile has locked onto their aircraft, chaff is used to cause radar interference for a missile using radar to track an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anna Metcalf, 52nd Maintenance Squadron/AMMO Precision Guided Munitions crew member, installs impulse cartridges into MJU-7 flare magazines during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 7, 2019. U.S. Air Force pilots practice using flares in aerial combat exercises such as those conducted during Blue Flag to simulate a more realistic training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anna Metcalf, 52nd Maintenance Squadron/AMMO Precision Guided Munitions crew member, lubricates impulse cartridges prior to inserting them into a MJU-7 flare during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 7, 2019. Lubricating the cartridges made it easier to insert them into the flares. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cody Krommenhoek, 52nd Maintenance Squadron/AMMO Precision Guided Munitions NCO in charge, charges a TMU-72 argon cylinder during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 7, 2019. Argon cylinders are used to cool heat-seeking missiles, such as the M-9 Sidewinder. Cooling heat seeking missiles prevents their guidance system from overheating and provide better target tracking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Fischer, 52nd Maintenance Squadron/AMMO conventional maintenance crew chief/inspector, inputs countermeasure tracking data into a combat ammunition system program during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 7, 2019. The program is used to track each of the individual flare sticks in their transport modules and monitor the shelf life of the flares. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Fischer, 52nd Maintenance Squadron/AMMO conventional maintenance crew chief/inspector, inserts flare magazines into a module for transport to the flightline during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 7, 2019. The 52nd MXS/AMMO expected to provide approximately 4,000 chaff sticks and about 2,000 flare sticks for training exercises during Blue Flag. 52nd MXS/AMMO also provided and maintained training missiles for U.S. F-16s during the Blue Flag exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Fischer, 52nd Maintenance Squadron/AMMO conventional maintenance crew chief/inspector, inserts flare magazines into a module for transport to the flightline during Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 7, 2019. The 52nd MXS/AMMO expected to provide approximately 4,000 chaff sticks and about 2,000 flare sticks for training exercises during Blue Flag. 52nd MXS/AMMO also provided and maintained training missiles for U.S. F-16s during the Blue Flag exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

52nd MXS/AMMO makes Blue Flag 2019 a more realistic training environment

Published Nov. 15, 2019
By Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope
52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs

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