Night Fire

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Staff

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

Lance Cpl. Kyle Turner, a medium machine gunner with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s maritime raid force, fires at targets during a live-fire exercise aboard Camp Pendleton on Oct. 9. Turner, 18, is from St. Louis. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego, Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November. (Cpl. Chad Pulliam/U.S. Marine Corps)