A C-5 from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., ejects flares over the Eglin Range March 2, 2016, at Eglin AFB, Fla. The C-5 aircrew from Travis AFB, Calif., and the C-17 Aircrew from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., flew to Eglin to test the aircraft defense systems as part of Air Mobility Command’s flare effectiveness testing with Georgia Tech Research Institute. The automated defense mechanism on the aircraft is only 26 years old. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Naomi Shipley)