We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for November 30, 2011

Wed Nov. 30, 2011 3:57 AM PST

It's raining flares, hallelujah!

A C-17 Globemaster III performs evasive counter measures by launching flares during a Mobility Air Forces Exercise November 16, 2011, over the Nevada Test and Training Range. The US Air Force Weapons School holds MAFEX twice a year to test the ability of C-17A Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules aircrews from Air Force bases around the world. (US Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

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