[Kathy in Alaska]

STAGGERED FORMATION

C-130H Hercules and and C-130J Super Hercules aircraft prepare to take off from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas in support of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School's Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 14B in Nev., Dec. 6, 2014. The Hercules crews are assigned to National Guard units, and the 317th Airlift Group at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. In addition to the C-130s, the JFEX included approximately 20 C-17 Globemaster IIIs and various other aircraft.

[Kathy in Alaska]

FLARE LAUNCH

C-17 Globemaster IIIs deploy flares during the U.S. Air Force Weapons School's Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 14B over the Nevada Test and Training Range on Nellis Air Force Base, NV, Dec. 6, 2014.