Walking with flare

Senior Airman Desiree Bouch, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron communication and navigation systems technician, carries a flare container from a C-17 Globemaster III to a pickup truck at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8, 2021. Flares are used by C-17 aircrew as a decoy to defend against infrared guided missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Tech. Sgt. Jacob Liebel and Senior Airman Desiree Bouch, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron communication and navigation systems technicians, tighten the flare panel on a C-17 Globemaster III at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8, 2021. Flares are used by C-17 aircrew as a decoy to defend against infrared guided missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Tightening up

Tech Sgt. Jacob Liebel, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron communication and navigation systems technician, tightens bolts on a C-17 Globemaster III flare panel using a torque wrench at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8, 2021. The torque wrench is used to ensure bolts are tightened to the necessary value to keep them locked in place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Senior Airman Desiree Bouch, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron communication and navigation systems technician, tightens bolts on a C-17 Globemaster III flare panel using a torque wrench at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8, 2021. The torque wrench is used to ensure bolts are tightened to the necessary value to keep them locked in place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Working with flare

Published Oct. 15, 2021
By Joshua J. Seybert
911th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIR RESERVE STATION, Pa. --

911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron communication and navigation systems technicians, tighten the flare panel after working on flares on a C-17 Globemaster III at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8, 2021. Flares are used by C-17 aircrew as a decoy to defend against infrared guided missiles.

Walking with flare

Flare time

Tightening up

Torque time