A C-17 Globemaster III performs evasive counter measures by launching flares.
A C-17 Globemaster III performs evasive counter measures by launching flares during a Mobility Air Forces Exercise over the Nevada Test and Training Range on Nov. 16, 2011. The U.S. Air Force Weapons School holds the mobility exercise twice a year to test the ability of C-17A Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules aircrews from Air Force bases around the world.