Staff Sgt. Ramon Rodriguez, left, a KC-130J crew chief with Marine Aerial Refueling Transportation Squadron 352, and Sgt. Christopher Weins, a load master with VMGR-352, prepare for a battlefield illumination m More
Firing of Illumination rounds by soldiers of the German 91st Infantry Battalion (Jägerbataillon 91) as part of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) with the Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle 84 mm at the More
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 load battlefield illumination flares onto a KC-130J Super Hercules during Exercise Yuma Horizon 19 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan. More
U.S. Marines 4th Law Enforcement Battalion prepare to unload toys and equipment from a Marine KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at the flight line in Galena, Alaska, Dec. 19, 2020. Marines with Marine Aerial Refu More
A Marine with Marine Aerial Refueling Transportation Squadron 352 prepares flares for a battlefield illumination mission by setting timers aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, July 18, 2014. Battlefield illuminati More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jackson Streiff, left, and Capt. Rick Rose, KC-130J Super Hercules pilots with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, wait on the flight line during Exercise Yuma Horizon 19 at M More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 observes battlefield illumination training near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 19, 2020. Marines with VMGR-152 conducted pr More
Marines with Marine Aerial Refueling Transportation Squadron 352 place the flare chute in between the rear door and ramp of the KC-130J during a battlefield illumination mission July 18, 2014. Battlefield illum More
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 prepare to launch battlefield illumination flares during Exercise Yuma Horizon 19 near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 17, 2019. Exer More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Travis Crane, a pilot with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, pilots a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft above the Alaskan wilderness, Dec. 19, 2020. Marines with VMGR-1 More
Corporal Jacob Hall, left, a crew chief with Marine Aerial Refueling Transportation Squadron 352, takes a flare from Sgt. Christopher Weins, a load master with VMGR-352, to place into a flare chute during a bat More
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 conduct battlefield illumination training near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 19, 2020. Marines with VMGR-152 conducted prof More
Marines with Marine Aerial Refueling Transportation Squadron 352 do a final timer check before dropping flares from a KC-130J during a battlefield illumination mission July 18, 2014. Battlefield illumination mi More
Staff Sgt. Ramon Rodriguez, a KC-130J crew chief with Marine Aerial Refueling Transportation Squadron 352, stands ready to push flares from a KC-130J during a battlefield illumination mission July 18, 2014. Bat More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alberto Ruiz, a crew master with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, prepares to launch battlefield illumination flares during Exercise Yuma Horizon 19 near Marine Corps Air St More
Staff Sgt. Ramon Rodriguez, left, a KC-130J crew chief with Marine Aerial Refueling Transportation Squadron 352, observes Cpl. Jacob Hall, center, a crew chief with VMGR-352, pushing flares down a chute from a More
Battlefield illumination flares illuminate clouds during Exercise Yuma Horizon 19 near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 17, 2019. Exercise Yuma Horizon is a squadron-level training exercise with a f More
Corporal Jacob Hall, a crew chief with Marine Aerial Refueling Transportation Squadron 352, pushes flares down a chute and out the rear of a KC-130J during a battlefield illumination mission July 18, 2014. Batt More
Flares dropped out of a KC-130J by Marines with Marine Aerial Refueling Transportation Squadron 352 burn bright in the night sky above Helmand province, Afghanistan, during a battlefield illumination mission Ju More
Flares dropped out of a KC-130J by Marines with Marine Aerial Refueling Transportation Squadron 352 light up the sky and ground during a battlefield illumination mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 1 More
Corporal Jacob Hall, a crew chief with Marine Aerial Refueling Transportation Squadron 352, stands in front of an American Flag as a forklift shines its light, casting his shadow behind him after a battlefield More