Smoke and Fire

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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)

POCHEON, SOUTH KOREA – SEPTEMBER 01:  U.S. M1A2 SEP Abrams battle tanks fire live rounds during the United States and South Korean Joint live fire Exercise at Rodriguez Range on September 1, 2011, in Pocheon, South Korea. The U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Division demonstrated the digital and tactical capabilities of its new vehicle fleet at the newly renovated Rodriguez Digital Multi-Purpose Range Complex. The U.S Army conducted a joint live-fire operation with South Korean army to prepare for possible aggression by North Korea, which the South has remained technically at war with since the end of the Korean War in 1953.  (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)